Reference
W1/5513
Title
Colonel J W Gordon [to Samuel Whitbread II]
Date free text
22 September 1812
Production date
From: 1812 To: 1812
Scope and Content
Has returned from trenches in front of Burgos. Pursuit from Valladolid. Comparison of army strength. Critique of our cavalry action compared with the French. New orders & instructions given by writer & confirmed by Wellington.
Admiration for Wellington. Critique of the army in the Peninsula. Admiration of French marching powers; their
disadvantages. Self-congratulation on the way he did his work in England. Only writes to SW, the Duke & Lord Grey; does not breathe a syllable to anyone else.
Level of description
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