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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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Start Date:

1804

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1840

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1804-1840

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Names:

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

Places:

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