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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: 
Creative Commons License
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