Gough Papers.
The collection comprises military, personal, political, and estate papers for the Gough family. The most significant part of the collection covers the career of Viscount Hugh Gough (1779-1869) in the British Army during the Peninsular Wars, the Opium Wars and the Anglo-Sikh Wars, and in particular his role as commander in chief in India from 1843 to 1849.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 34 boxes. |
| Arrangement: | Fonds I. Gough Family Papers. II. Military Papers. III. Estate Papers. IV. Other papers. |
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Official correspondence and military papers relating to Hugh Gough's command in India,
1848.
| In Collection: | Gough Papers. |
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| Description: | Includes memoranda, general orders, sketch maps, statements regarding equipment and discipline, field returns of troops, preparations for battle against the Sikhs and returns of casualties from Battle of Goojerat. Correspondents include Brigadier Campbell, Lord Hill, Colonel Mountain, H Gleig, Thompson, F. Currie, P. Melville, Thackwell, Col. Garden, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Colonel Cureton, Sir Willoughby, Sir Charles Napier, Major Whish and the Earl of Ellenborough. Folder 1: Jan-Mar 1848; Folder 2: Apr-May 1848; Folder 3: June-Sept 1848; Folder 4: Oct 1848; Folder 5: Nov-Dec 1848; Folder 6: Nov-Dec 1848. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 6 folders (130 items) |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 50,120/2/202-207
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |