Brudenell, James Thomas, 1797-1868 (7th Earl of Cardigan, Lieutenant General)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1797 - 1868
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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)
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