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Letter written by Captain Philip Wodehouse, 15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars), 19 June 1815

Sent to his beloved, Miss Parry, this letter was written while resting on a drum from the field of Waterloo the day after the battle. The brief note informs her that he suffered no harm in the battle and he closes by saying 'if a cannon ball hits me tomorrow I believe I will die thinking of you'.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1988-04-32-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1988-04-32-1