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Memorandum on Deputy Commissary General Pipon's contract with Mr James Walsh to supply bread to the troops north of the Tagus, 25 August 1808

During the Peninsular War (1808-1814) the Commissariat were responsible for the provision of supplies to the Army. This included employing private contractors and the hiring of wagons.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1985-10-38-12

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1985-10-38-12