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 orrespondence and military papers of Hugh Gough in India,
1849.
| In Collection: | Gough Papers. |
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| Description: | Includes memoranda, despatches, field returns, accounts, relating to the victory of the British Army at Goojerat and Hugh Gough's departure from India. Correspondents include Viscount Hardinge, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Colonel Grant, General Litter, Major Lawrence, F. Haines, Sir William Parker, Philip Melville, Major Whish and Major Wheeler. Folder 1: Jan-Feb 1849; Folder 2: Mar 1849; Folder 3: Apr 1849; Folder 4: May-June 1849; Folder 5: July-Sept 1849; Folder 6: Oct-Nov 1849. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 6 folders (90 items) |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 50,120/2/210-215
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |