COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader English MS 1439
Reference Number:
English MS 1439
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Autobiography of a cavalryman in the Scots Greys
Creator:
Anonymous
Description:
Autobiographical account of a Greys soldier at Waterloo which includes his life during the period of the Napoleonic Wars, both at home in Britain and on campaign, and includes a lengthy and graphic description of the battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, and its aftermath.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Diaries--Authorship--History--18th century
Subject:
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Subject:
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Campaigns
Subject:
Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Diaries
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Item Height:
225 mm
Item Width:
170 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2016-10-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2016-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands