Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to include a Fine Collection of Napoleonic Medals

Four Page Hand Written Letter Signed ‘Wellington’ (Viscount Wellington of Talavera) Dated November 20th 1812 at Frenada, written on double sided foolscap and addressed presumably to one of his generals, the letter goes into great detail concerning discipline of the troops particularly during the retreat from the neighbourhood of Burgos and from Madrid wherein the officers lost all command over the men, he is particularly hard on stressing that the fault of this laxity lay with the inattention of the regimental officers, he also complains bitterly of poor facility and celerity with which food is provided for our troops when compared with that of the French and he details that certain men should be delegated to execute the necessary tasks to improve this situation. Together with a period shagreen covered cardboard despatch case (35 x 23 cms) this with gilt metal lock plate, the letter though complete has become via creases into five sections, some paper loss to the margins but the whole is legible and sold together with a transcript of the text, the despatch case with poor repair to the reverse of the open flap and with all round wear £800-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Napoleonic Medals and Artefacts.

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