Lord Cardigan's sketch of the charge of the Light Brigade
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
- Creation: 1856 (circa)
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Extent
1 collection (3 sheets of notepaper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found in an unidentified book bequeathed by Louis C. G. Clarke, c. 1960
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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