Brudenell, James Thomas, 1797-1868 (7th Earl of Cardigan, Lieutenant General)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1797 - 1868
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
A.W. Kinglake: Crimean War correspondence and papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9554
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises correspondence between Sir Richard Airey to Lord Hardinge, 1854-1856, letters from the Earl of Cardigan to Kinglake, 1863-1868, a journal of W.G. Romaine, 1855-1856 and other letters, memoranda and papers.
Dates:
1854-1868 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Lord Cardigan's sketch of the charge of the Light Brigade
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7194.II
Scope and Contents
Rough sketch of the battlefield of Balaclava made by James Thomas Brudenell, seventh earl of Cardigan, and signed: 'Cardigan fecit'. Accompanying note signed 'J. W. R.' states that it was made while the earl was 'dining with Mr and Mrs [Edward] Horsman at the Chief Secretary's Lodge in the Phoenix Park in Dublin - some day in the winter of 1855-6. He described the charge to my sister and made this sketch, and signed it at her request.'
Dates:
1856 (circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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- Crimean war (1853-1856) 1