The Waterloo Archive Volume 9 (British Sources)
This volume is now available from Ken Trotman Publishing
It never ceases to amaze me that I still continue to discover further Waterloo material and each time I think that I have reached the bottom of the barrel, a great mass of quality material comes to light and enlivens the search once again.
This volume, the third in the Ken Trotman Second Series of the Waterloo Archive is an excellent proof in point. I have uncovered a mass of personal letters from all arms of the service. A number of which give a fresh view on various aspects of the battle and indeed the overall campaign.
From the visit of Lord Grantham to the battlefield only a few days after the battle, to the very interesting account of the campaign by Major Sir George de Lacey Evans, from the exploits of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith to aid the wounded in the days after the battle, to the letter of Lady Susan Clinton describing the scene at Brussels and her fears for her husband and the memories of Life Guardsmen who acted as sitters for the artist Benjamin Haydon.
Besides these fascinating accounts of the peripheries of battle, we also have a significant number of accounts not only from the Guards and the 52nd Foot but also significant accounts from the 33rd Foot and 92nd. Not to forget the Support Services, with an interesting set of letters from William Nicolay of the Staff Corps and Sir Augustus Frazer commanding the Horse Artillery. We also have an interesting set of letters from Lieutenant Francis Home of the 81st Foot which formed the garrison of Brussels during the campaign.
We also have no less than eight further accounts from men from the ranks to again prove that many rankers also wrote home regarding their exploits.
I hope you will agree that this is a very varied range of correspondents, with some very interesting things to say.
The hunt for further material continues!
This volume contains the following letters
Correspondent
Anonymous Report of Losses 1st Royal Dragoons
Anonymous Private of the 2nd Battalion 1st Foot Guards
Anonymous Civillian J H
Bartlett Ensign William 2nd Battalion 69th Foot
Batty Ensign Robert 3rd Battalion 1st Foot Guards
Beckwith, Cornet William 16th Light Dragoons
Bowater, Lieutenant Colonel Edward 3rd Foot Guards
Cadwallader, 3rd Foot Guards
Clark Captain Alexander Kennedy, 1st (Royal) Dragoons
Clarke Sergeant William Scots Greys
Clinton Lady Susan
Cochrane, Ensign Andrew Coutts 3rd Foot Guards
Colbeck Sergeant Major James 33rd Foot
Colquitt Lieutenant Colonel Goodwin 2nd Battalion 1st Foot Guards
Cox Captain William 3rd Battalion 95th Foot
Cummings Sergeant Alexander 1st Battalion 92nd Foot
Cuyler Captain Charles 2nd Battalion 69th Foot
Davies Captain Delme 3rd Foot Guards
Elphinstone Lieutenant Colonel William Keith 33rd Foot
Elton William 1st (Kings) Dragoon Guards
Evans Sir George de Lacey, 5th West India Regiment, Assistant Quarter Master General
Ferrier, Captain Archibald 1st Battalion 92nd Foot
Frazer Sir Augustus commanding Royal Horse Artillery
Gawler, Lieutenant George 1st Battalion 52nd Foot
Gomm Lt Colonel Sir William Coldstream Guards, Assistant Quarter Master General
Grantham Thomas de Grey, Lord
Green Private William 3rd Battalion 1st Foot Guards
Gunning Lieutenant George, 1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons
Gurwood, Captain John, 10th Hussars
Hamilton Lieutenant John 2nd Battalion KGL
Harris Lieutenant William, 16th Light Dragoons
Haydon, Benjamin Robert, Artist
Hervey, Colonel Felton 14th Light Dragoons, Assistant Quarter Master General
Home Lieutenant Colonel Francis 2nd Battalion 3rd Foot Guards
Home Lieutenant Francis 2nd Battalion 81st Foot
Lowe Sergeant John 2nd Battalion 95th Foot
Macdonald Captain Alexander Royal Horse Artillery
Mackinnon Lieutenant Colonel Daniel 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards
Martin Lieutenant Henry 2nd Battalion 44th Foot
Mercer, Lieutenant Colonel Douglas 3rd Foot Guards
Mill Lieutenant James 1st Battalion 40th Foot
Miller Lieutenant Colonel Fiennes Sanderson, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
Moore Surgeon James, 2nd Life Guards
Nicolay Colonel William Royal Staff Corps
Powell Lieutenant Henry Wayland, 2nd Battalion 1st Foot Guards
Riach Assistant Surgeon John 2nd Battalion 73rd Foot
Richardson Lieutenant William 1st Life Guards
Robertson Sergeant David 1st Battalion 92nd Foot
Rowan Captain William 1st Battalion 52nd Foot
Serjeantson Ensign William 28th Foot
Shaw Captain James, 43rd Foot
Sinclair Captain John 79th Foot
Smith Admiral Sir Sidney
Somerset Lieutenant Colonel Lord Fitzroy, Military Secretary
Smyth Lieutenant Colonel James Carmichael
St John Ensign Joseph, 2nd Battalion 1st Foot Guards
Tidy Lieutenant Colonel Francis Skelly 3rd Battalion 14th Foot
Vandeleur, Major General Sir John Ormsby
Wildman Captain Thomas, 7th Hussars, aide de camp
Wilson Private James 1st Life Guards