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WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vol. XXVII (ff. 292).

1. ff. 1-97b. Correspondence with Gen. Sir Robert Thomas Wilson; 1807-1840.

2. ff. 98-292b. Letters, etc., of Lt.-Gen. John Sontag; 1804-1809.

Francis Dighton, of Commander-in-Chief's Office, Horse-Guards: Memoranda to,: 1804-1809.

includes:

ff. 1-8, 221-274b Prussia General: Correspondence, etc., rel. to campaigns in East Prussia, Eastern Europe and Baltic: 1804-1814.
ff. 1-97b General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, Governor of Gibraltar: Correspondence with Sir J. W. Gordon: 1807-1840.
ff. 8, 240b-243b Maps and Plans: Battle of Eylau: 1807: Germ.
ff. 8, 240b-243b Eylau, East Prussia: Plans, etc., of battle: 1807: Germ.
ff. 16b-17b John VI of Portugal: Order, as Prince Regent, to Sir R. Wilson to form Portuguese Legion: 1808: Partly copy.
f. 23 Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany; 2nd son of George III: Letters, etc., to: 1804-1809.
f. 23 General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, Governor of Gibraltar: Letter to Duke of York: 1808.
f. 27 Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh; 2nd Marquess of Londonderry: Letters, etc., to,: 1807-1809.
f. 67 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne: Letter to,: 1834.
ff. 98-100b General Sir William Henry Clinton, GCB: Letters to,: 1804.
ff. 101-292b Lieutenant-General John Sontag: Letter, etc., to Sir J. W. Gordon: 1804-1809.
f. 111 Zeist, Utrecht province: Proposed future locations of French and Dutch troops encamped at: 1804.
f. 123 Netherlands. Army of: Effective strength of Batavian army: 1805.
f. 130 Austria. Army of: Locations of battalions: 1805.
ff. 139, 198-198b Prussia. Army of: Memoranda rel. to its organisation: 1805-1806.
ff. 167-167b, 219-219b Napoleon I of France: Proclamations by,: 1806: Transl.
ff. 167b, 168 Joachim Murat of Naples and Sicily: Proclamation, as Duke of Cleves and Berg: 1806: Transl.
ff. 182-183b Netherlands. Army of: Estimate of establishment of Dutch army: 1806.
f. 186 Newsletters From Holland: Eemnes: 1806.
f. 198 Army of Bavaria: Memorandum rel. to its organisation: 1806.
f. 205 Newsletters From Germany: Berlin: 1806.
f. 210 Newsletters From Germany: Wolfenbüttel: 1806.
ff. 213-213b Auerstädt, Saxony: Papers rel. to battle: 1806: Partly Fr. and transl.
f. 219 General Chronicles and History of, etc. Army of France: General Orders: 1806: Transl.
ff. 261-261b Island of Heligoland: Memorandum rel. to,: 1807.
f. 264 John Hely-Hutchinson, Viscount Hutchinson; 2nd Earl of Donoughmore: Letter to Brig.-Gen. J. Sontag: 1807: Copy.
f. 274 Army of Sweden: State of troops in Scania: 1808.
f. 274b City of Copenhagen: State of defences: 1808.
ff. 281-288 Treaties: Correspondence, etc., rel. to Convention of Cintra, etc.,: 1808-1809.
f. 283 Vimiero, Portugal: Return of sick and wounded embarked from,: 1808: Copy.
f. 283 Army; England: Return of sick and wounded embarked from Vimiera: 1808: Copy.
ff. 283, 284 Vimiero, Portugal: Casualty returns after battle: 1808.
f. 287 William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford: Proclamations, as Lieut.-Governor of Madeira: 1807, 1808: Copies.
f. 288 General John Hope, Baron Niddry; 4th Earl of Hopetoun: Proclamation by,: 1808: Copy.

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Add MS 49471-49517 : WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS 49471-49517. Correspondence and papers of General Sir James Willoughby Gordon, 1st Bart. (b. 1773,…

Add MS 49497 : WILLOUGHBY GORDON PAPERS. Vol. XXVII (ff. 292). 1. ff. 1-97b. Correspondence with Gen. Sir Robert Thomas Wilson; 1807-1840. 2.…

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German

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Start Date:

1804

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1840

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1804-1840

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Army of Austria (Subject)
Army of Bavaria (Subject)
Army of England (Subject)
Army of Prussia (Subject)
Army of Sweden (Subject)
Army of the Netherlands (Subject)
Beresford, William Carr, Viscount Beresford (Author)
Carlota Joaquina, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Author)
Clinton, William Henry, General GCB (Recipient)
Dighton, Francis, clerk and secretary to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, 1804-1821 (Recipient)
French Army, 1445- (Subject)
Hope, John, 4th Earl of Hopetoun, army officer, 1765-1823 (Author)
Hutchinson, John, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore, army officer and politician, 1757-1832 (Author)
Joachim Murat, King of Naples (Author)
John VI, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Author)
Lamb, William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1779-1848 (Author)
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 (Author)
Sontag, John, Lieutenant-General (Author)
Stewart, Robert, Viscount Castlereagh, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, 1769-1822 (Recipient)
Wilson, Robert Thomas, General Governor of Gibraltar (Author)
York and Albany, Frederick Augustus, Duke of, 1763-1827 (Recipient)

Places:

Auerstädt, Saxony
Copenhagen, Denmark
Eylau, East Prussia
Heligoland, Germany
Vimiero, Portugal
Zeist, Netherlands