Manuscript letter from Lieutenant William Cowper Coles sent to his father, 19 August 1808
The letter was sent from the 40th (2nd Somerset) Regiment of Foot's 'camp near a small village 30 miles from Lisbon' to his father, Charles Coles, in Hampshire. William Coles was then serving in the Peninsular War (1808-1814).
From a collection of letters written by Lt W C Coles to his family, 1806-1817.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1968-07-419-15
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, London
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1968-07-419-15