Letters of Captain William Coles from Ireland, the Peninsular and France, 1806-1817
William Cowper Coles served in the 4th (or The King's Own) Regiment of Foot from 1805 to 1809 and then transferred to the 4th (Queen's Own) Dragoons, serving with them until 1812 when he joined the 12th (Prince of Wales's) Light Dragoons.
This collection of letters covers his service in the Peninsular War (1808-1814) and the Waterloo campaign (1815).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1968-07-419-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1968-07-419-1