Gough Papers.
The collection comprises military, personal, political, and estate papers for the Gough family. The most significant part of the collection covers the career of Viscount Hugh Gough (1779-1869) in the British Army during the Peninsular Wars, the Opium Wars and the Anglo-Sikh Wars, and in particular his role as commander in chief in India from 1843 to 1849.
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 34 boxes. |
| Arrangement: | Fonds I. Gough Family Papers. II. Military Papers. III. Estate Papers. IV. Other papers. |
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Official correspondence of Hugh Gough including field returns and memoranda regarding the Opium War and military matters in China including the battles at Ningpo, Keelung, Chinkiang and Chapu, and the Treaty of Nanking,
1842.
| In Collection: | Gough Papers. |
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| Description: | Correspondents include Sir William Parker, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, the Earls of Auckland and Ellenborough, Sir Jasper Nicolls, Sir Henry Pottinger, Lord Hill and Karl Gutzlaff. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 10 folders (75 items) |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 50,120/2/94-103
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |