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Publication Date: 1826
Seller: Colophon Books (UK), Leek, United Kingdom
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
No Binding. Condition: Good. He was a British soldier who fought during the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition. Signature on piece London June 19th 1826 to the Hon Lady Haselrigge? Islington, London. "Free front" cover. Notes* He commanded his regiment at the battles of Talavera and Buçaco, and in 1810 received a colonelcy and the appointment of aide-de-camp to the king. In 1811. The brigadier was particularly mentioned in Wellington's despatches, and received the thanks of parliament as well as the Army Gold Cross with one clasp for his services at Talavera, Salamanca, Vitoria, Orthez, and Toulouse. He also received the Military Order of Maria Theresa and was made an honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Portuguese Military Order of the Tower and Sword. At Waterloo in 1815 he lost his hat during the first cavalry charge and in the subsequent search for it a cannonball tore off the flap of his coat and killed his horse. He was awarded a GCB in 1834. The 'Somerset Monument' stands high on the Cotswold Edge at Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, near the family's ancestral home of Badminton, Gloucestershire. It was erected in 1846 and has an inscription in memory of General Lord Robert Somerset. Signed by Author(s).
Publication Date: 1825
Seller: Colophon Books (UK), Leek, United Kingdom
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
No Binding. Condition: Good. Was a British soldier who fought during the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition. He commanded his regiment at the battles of Talavera and Buçaco, and in 1810 received a colonelcy and the appointment of aide-de-camp to the king. In 1811. The brigadier was particularly mentioned in Wellington's despatches, and received the thanks of parliament as well as the Army Gold Cross with one clasp for his services as a Commander at Talavera, Salamanca, Vitoria, Orthez, and Toulouse. He also received the Military Order of Maria Theresa and was made an honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Portuguese Military Order of the Tower and Sword. At Waterloo during the battle he lost his hat during the first cavalry charge and in the subsequent search for it a cannonball tore off the flap of his coat and killed his horse. He was awarded a GCB in 1834. The 'Somerset Monument' stands high on the Cotswold Edge at Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, near the family's ancestral home of Badminton, Gloucestershire. It was erected in 1846 and has an inscription in memory of General Lord Robert Somerset. (2 items). Signed by Author(s).