Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??


Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

Mss Eur F213/24, p14

Record Id:
041-002301835
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002301764
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x0002f2
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F213/24, p14
Title:
Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Scope & Content:
Battle of Chilianwala (13 January) an incomplete victory over Sher Singh; gives highly critical account of Gough's conduct of battle, which involved heavy losses; some of cavalry disgraced itself, their flight only being halted in the Field Hospital by the Chaplain Mr Whiting who, 'pistol in hand, declared he would shoot the first man who passed him!'; whole army has lost confidence in Gough, and so has Dalhousie; fears disaster may befall army in Gough's hands but has no public facts on which to base his removal; once Sikhs are beyond Jhelum, Dalhousie can order Gough to remain with his headquarters in rear; in meantime, Dalhousie continues to support him in public, but now wishes to state truth privately, and will make it public should defence of his own reputation require it; briefly reviews events elsewhere including progress of siege of Multan (on 30 Dec its magazine exploded, on 2 Jan the city was carried by assault, citadel continued to hold out but has probably fallen by now); Dost Muhammad has not crossed Indus; at some risk is sending Gough reinforcement of another brigade, and troops at Multan ordered to join him as rapidly as possible when they are set free; Maharaja of Nepal's hunting party to Terai border accompanied by 6,000 men and 41 guns; has not had time for much conversation with Henry Lawrence who resumes charge of Lahore Residency on 1 Feb; Dalhousie will obey orders of Secret Committee so far as possible; death of King of Delhi's eldest son an event which 'should be taken advantage of'; award of CB-ships should await end of campaign.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Private Papers
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-002301764
036-002301791
040-002301832
041-002301835
Is part of:
Mss Eur F213 : Papers of John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton, as President of the Board of Control 1835-41 and 1846-52
Mss Eur F213/21-28 : John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton, President of the Board of Control 1846-52: correspondence with persons in India and…
Mss Eur F213/24 : Letters from persons in India and elsewhere. Principal correspondents: Lord Dalhousie; Lord Falkland, Sir Henry Pottinger.…

 

Mss Eur F213/24, p14 : Letter from Dalhousie to Hobhouse
Hierarchy:
032-002301764[0008]/036-002301791[0004]/040-002301832[0003]/041-002301835
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F213
Record Type (Level):
Item
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1849
End Date:
1849
Date Range:
22 Jan 1849
Era:
CE
Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)