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 and military papers of Hugh Gough relating to the Anglo-Sikh War,
1845.
| In Collection: | Gough Papers. |
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| Description: | Includes memoranda, field returns, statements and general orders regarding administrative matters, troop distribution, court martials for mutiny, despatches regarding the Sikh army and the Battles of Moodkee and Ferozeshah. Correspondents include General Gilbert, General Lumley, General Litter, Lt. Colonel Wheeler, Sir William Parker, Philip Melville and Field Marshall Henry Hardinge. Folder 1: Jan 1845; Folder 2: Feb 1845; Folder 3: Mar-Apr 1845; Folder 4: May-June 1845; Folder 5: July-Oct 1845; Folder 6: Nov 1845; Folder 7: Dec 1845. |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 7 folders (105 items) |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Call Number: |
MS 50,120/2/168-174
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |