Letters and map, 1879-1880 and n.d.

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Letters and map, 1879-1880 and n.d.

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Letters written by 2nd Lieutenent Richard Godolphin Walmesley (Long) Chaloner (created Baron Gisborough in 1917) to Margaret Brocklesby Davis of Torquay, whom he later married. Gisborough wrote on the march or from cantonments in Afghanistan and from Umballa, Sialkot, or other military bases. While the main theme of the letters is the author's love for Miss Davis, he included information about the history of the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers). He wrote of floggings of soldiers for drunkenness; executions of thieves; the punitive burning of villages; illness and cholera in camp; espionage; night attacks; and the drowning of General Roberts. Includes a manuscript map of the Carabiniers'camp at Basawal.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Gisborough, Richard Godolphin Walmesley Chaloner, Baron, 1856-1951.

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2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Dragoon Guards. From the description of Letters and map, 1879-1880 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39670096 ...

Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Dragoon Guards, 6th.

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Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl, 1832-1914

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