Autographed Signature on “Free Front” April 3rd 1832. To Mrs Thomas of Bury St Edmunds. Col of the 70th Foot.

General Sir Kenneth Alexander Howard, (Earl of Effingham GCB) 1816-1832.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1832

Beschreibung

Autograph on piece of a "Free Front" envelope cover. Note*. Col of the 70th Foot. Served in the Peninsula Wars. He had a long and distinguished career of military and public service. As a young regimental officer with The Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, he fought in the Flanders Campaign of 1793, was wounded in the action at St Amand, then took part in the sieges of Valenciennes and Dunkirk. Ten years later he became a Divisional Commander under Wellington in the Peninsular Campaign and, amongst his other rewards, was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He commanded the right Column at the action of Arroyo dos Molinos; stormed and took with part of his Brigade the Forts Napoleon and Ragusa at Almaraz. In November 1812, he was appointed to the command of the 1st Brigade of Foot Guards in the First Division, and in June 1813, to the command of the Division, which he held until the end of the Peninsular war in 1814, being present at the Battle of Vittoria, attack on Tolosa, passage of the Bidassoa, Nivelle, Nive and Adour; investment of Bayonne, and repulse of the sortie, besides other various minor actions. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8485

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Autographed Signature on ?Free Front? April ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1832

Einband: Loose as Issued.

Zustand: Good

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: Unique