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POSTCARDS - ASSORTED Approximately 275 cards, comprising real photographic views of Stanhope Dock, Goole; Army Biplanes (by Fuller, Amesbury); Band of the 7th L.N. Lancs at Clevedon (two different); Pier & Hotel, Clevedon; and Hopkins & Haworth Pierrots, Weston-super-Mare, 1912; with views of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Ludgershall; Bristol City A.F.C., 1919-1920; Donald McGill artist-drawn (14); Charlie Chaplin (5); comic; greetings; photographic military portraits; and others, (album).

CIGARETTE CARDS - MILITARY & NAVAL part sets and odds, including numerous Gallaher, 'Types of the British Army', 1898, mixed condition, (total 80, album leaves).

A large silver plated candelabrum of 3 branches; an "Army & Navy" copper heated tray; cutlery; collectors items

C.A. Manning Press: 'Suffolk Celebrities', Leeds, 45 plates (of which 44 portraits of eminent Suffolk men of the era) as called for, 4to, original cloth gilt, bookplate of Ernest George Pretyman (1860-1931), British Army officer and a Conservative Party politician - being M.P. for Woodbridge in Suffolk (1895-1906); plus 'Pretyman of Bacton, Suffolk. Notes on their history under five Edwards. 1905.', Claude Cox & Poor Richard's Books, 2007, limited edition facsimile reprint of 1905 edition (8/225), numbered, original cloth gilt; plus 'The Book of Haughley', 2005, 1st edition, Haughley History Forum, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (3)

Three assorted volumes - Richard Simkin's Uniforms of the British Army, Winnie the Pooh complete collection of stories and poems and The Noel Coward song book

Corgi + Dinky Toys, Army Truck, US Police Truck + Jeep, Great Britain + France, Druckguss, Okt Z 1/1-, Z 1 Corgi + Dinky Toys, Army Truck, US Police Truck + Jeep, Great Britain + France, diecast, box C 1/1-, C 1

Britains, Army Autogyro 1431, England, Druckguss, ca. 1936, beschädigt Britains, Army Autogyro 1431, England, diecast, around 1936, damaged

Fortifications.- Steele (Julian McCarty, Maj-Gen., army officer, of Pont Street, London, 1870-1926) Fortification Fair Notes, 2 vol., autograph manuscript, c. 130pp. excluding blanks, numerous pen and ink and watercolour sketches of fortifications, vol. II small tear repaired, original roan-backed boards, manuscript paper labels on upper covers, some staining, spines rubbed, sm. 4to, n.d. [c. 1890].⁂ Note in vol. I: "The note books of Gen Steele (as a cadet at the military college) with many finely executed and hand-coloured diagrams of fortifications."

A 20-bore single-barrelled hammer gun by Army & Navy C.S.L., no. 8879Jones patent rotary-underlever, rebounding backlock, some foliate-scroll engraving, the well-figured stock with steel butt-plate, horn-tipped forend, the barrel engraved Army & Navy C.S.L. LondonWeight 5lb. 6½oz., 14½in. stock, 30⅛in. barrel, approx. Full choke, 2½in. chamber, Birmingham nitro reproofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine And Unusual Austrian .577 (25-Bore) Percussion Ormolu-Mounted Sporting Rifle In Mid-18th Century Fashion From The Armoury Of The Archduke Franz Of AustriaUnsigned, Circa 1840With browned slightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel inlaid with two gold lines at the muzzle and with gold scrollwork around the white-metal fore-sight, the upper flats at the breech en suite, and rifled with seven spiral grooves, blued adjustable back-sight, case-hardened breech chiselled with foliate scrolls and rocailles, tang and flat detented lock decorated en suite, the latter including a hind in a landscape on the tail, dolphin hammer and safety-lever both chiselled with foliage, the latter acting against a roller, highly figured full stock carved in relief with scrolling foliage and rocailles along the fore-stock and chequered grip, the latter framing an eagle on a fallen hind in a mountainous landscape on one side, and with three stags in a wooden landscape behind the cheek-piece, mounts cast and chased in low relief with rocailles and scrollwork framing landscape scenes inhabited by male figures in 18th century costume, all against a finely punched ground and comprising shaped side-plate, butt-plate engraved with foliage, spur trigger-guard, and crowned escutcheon engraved with owner's coat-of-arms between cherub supporters, sliding patch-box cover with a boar hunting scene, fore-end cap, plain gilt ramrod-pipes, adjustable set trigger, sling mounts, original ramrod with gilt tip, and in fine condition throughout retaining virtually all its original gilding 56.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Modern Sporting Guns and Firearms; Arms, Armour and Militaria, 8 December 1988, lot 261Archduke Franz of Austria, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and Lieutenant Field Marshal of the Austrian Army was born in Vienna on 7 December 1802. In 1824 he married Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and renounced his rights in 1848 in favour of his son Franz Joseph I. He died in 1878For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Colt 1860 Model Army Percussion Revolver No. 78976 For 1862With blued sighted barrel with New-York address, rebated cylinder with roll engraved naval engagement scene, case-hardened frame stamped 'Colt's Patent' on the left side and cut for a shoulder-stock, rammer, brass trigger-guard and steel back-strap retaining some original blueing, varnished figured rounded grips each with inspector's mark, matching numbers, and retaining much of its original finish: in contemporary leather holster (worn) (2)20.3 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A white metal cigarette case with engine turned detail and engraved initials 'FAH', stamped 'Silver' and dated '6-6-46' to gilt washed interior, 11.5 x 8.5cm, approx 4.8ozt/150g, an unmarked example with Royal Army Medical Corps device to front, a Japanese lacquered and inlaid case featuring Mount Fuji to front and with character mark and code 'K24' to interior and a hip flask with engraved initials 'FAH' to front (4).Additional InformationThe first cigarette case with dents, the Japanese case with scuffing, losses and marks to detail. The hip flask dented throughout, unmarked, no cork or stopper to interior.The Japanese case is 15.75cm X 8cm

ARMY & NAVY COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD (FREDERIC BRADFORD MACREA); a Victorian hallmarked silver topped clear hobnail cut glass scent bottle, London 1893, the lid with engraved initials 'WMB' height 14cm, and a larger later spherical example (2).Additional InformationDents to both lids, further scratches and tarnish, nibbles and small chips to the glass in places.

AN EDWARDIAN TRAVELLING STATIONERY BOX with gilt metal carrying handle to each side, with Bramah type lock and key, the top opening to reveal satinwood lined interior, with stationery rack and compartments housing blotter, letter book, cash account and diary, above three drawers and spring loaded drawer fitted with pair of travelling inkwells, the fall front opening to gilt tooled leather lined writing surface, complete with ivorine Army & Navy ticket for Captain [later Colonel] P D McCandlish, 43cm wide 25cm deep 30cm high Provenance: by family descent

EXTRACTS FROM GROSE, SIR FRANCIS, F.A.S., Military Antiquities respecting a history of the English Army, circa 1791, comprising three engravings: 'a Horseman's Arms, Armour & Accoutrements'; 'A Soldier of the time of King James 1st armed with a Caliver'; and 'An Officer of Pikemen', each signed 'K. C. Goodnight' bottom right, framed and glazed 33.0 cm; 13 in x 40.5 cm; 16 in, the largest (3)

A RARE SPANISH INFANTRY BREASTPLATE, CIRCA 1500 formed in one piece with a strong medial ridge and bold angular outward turns at the neck and arm-openings, struck with a mark to the right of the neck, its shoulders in each case fitted with a later short strap with an iron tab, its lower edge flanged outwards and pierced with two holes on each side (small areas of pitting and minor lamination) 33.5 cm; 13 1/4 in high Provenance Probably the Armoury of the Duke of Osuna and Infantado, sold over three sales in 1880, 1890 and 1896. Bashford Dean, New York French & Co., Inc. The mark is the same as that found on a right cuisse formerly in the armoury of the Dukes of Osuna, later in the collection of Francis Henry Cripps Day and also the left spaudler of an armour previously in the collection of Ambrose Monnell. See Mann 1932, p. 70 fig. 7 and Dean 1911, pp. 10-11 no. 9. A large number of breastplates of this type were formerly in the armoury of the Dukes of Ossuna, some of which are to be found in the Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Musée de l'Armée, Paris. A further series from the Armoury of the Dukes of Medinaceli is now preserved in the Army Museum, Madrid. Several examples of the type from the armoury of the Knights of St John of Rhodes are to be found in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The armoury of the Dukes of the Infantado was the second most important collection of its kind in the Iberian Peninsula after the Royal Armoury in Madrid. At one time it had no less than one hundred and sixty-two full armours, many of which had been made for distinguished Royal and noble patrons. This collection was matched by an equally impressive array of edged weapons, firearms and also rarities such as a shield made from an elephant's ear with a silver brim and another from a tortoiseshell. It also housed historic artefacts including the central gangplank from the Turkish flagship at the Battle of Lepanto presented by Don Juan of Austria to the 5th Duke. Despite a fire in 1702 much of the armoury survived into the late 19th century when it was dispersed. See Ramos 2013, pp. 1-16. For a discussion of the Spanish armour of this period see Mann 1932, p. 67.

A VICTORIAN OFFICER'S UNIFORM OF THE MADRAS ARMY A double-breasted scarlet coatee with buff facings. Gold lace loops to the collar, cuffs and skirt-slashes. Five pairs of buttons each side to front; other buttons grouped singly. White turnbacks to skirts and eight-pointed embroidered star ornaments with 42 in the centre. Hollow-backed gilt buttons bearing a crown above XLII within a strap inscribed REGIMENT. Epaulettes absent, minor moth and staining, lining AF

A RARE VENETIAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, DATED 1786 with slender reinforced blade decorated with ornamental piercings within a pair of narrow fullers and a notched central ridge, silver hilt comprising a pair of drooping quillons, outer ring-guard set with a filigree 'doge's' crown set with coloured pastes, spirally fluted pommel, and retaining its original grip of plaited silver wire between Turk's Heads', in its original silver scabbard chased over its full surface with flowers and foliage incorporating the owner's initials and the dates '1786 and '1734' on the outer face, a galleon on the reverse, and fitted with a slender loop for suspension 35.0 cm; 13 3/4 in blade On 12th May 1797 the Venetian Great Council voted itself out of existence and thus ended the Republic. Napoleon's army entered the city shortly after.

CHEKHOV ANTON: (1860-1904) Russian Playwright and short-story writer. Autograph envelope, unsigned, being a significant fragment of the front panel only, addressed by Chekhov in bold dark fountain pen ink to Captain Alexander Ivanovitch of the 22nd East Siberian Front Regiment, 10th Company, and with an affixed postage stamp and several cancellations, one dated 13th April 1904. With light overall creasing, some tears and irregularly torn edges, none of which significantly affect the text. Neatly laid down. Together with Olga Knipper (1868-1959) Russian Stage Actress, wife of Chekhov. A.L.S., Olga Tchekhova Knipper, three pages, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to a gentleman, in French. Knipper sends her correspondent the front panel from her husband's envelope and explains that it was sent by Chekhov from the Crimea, in the south of Russia, whilst he was serving in the Manchurian Army in the war against Japan in 1904. To the verso of the second page Knipper provides an English translation of her husband's text from the envelope. Some light overall staining and age wear, G, 2 Chekhov's envelope is post marked a little over three months before the writer's death which has since become known as one of 'the great set pieces of literary history'.

LANNES JEAN: (1769-1809) Marshal of France. Duc de Montebello. One of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals and personal friend of the Emperor. A Rare letter of historical content, L.S., `Lannes´, two pages, 4to, Tudela, 25th November 1808, to his wife Louise Guéhenneuc, in French. Lannes is exultant and lengthy reports on his victory at the Battle of Tudela in Spain two days earlier, stating in part `I had written to you from Burgos that I intended to remain close to the Emperor, but I received the order on that same day to take the command of the army corps under Marshal Moncey and the division under General Lagrange. I marched to Logrono in order to attack the enemy who was here, fifty thousand men commanded by Catagnos. He was in a dreadful position, and has been tumbled from all flancs by six thousand men. Judge the valor of that scoundrel. I hope all will be under control before four days. We have chased them everywhere. He has not a single cannon now, we have taken all his artillery and made till now six thousand prisoners. There you have his formidable armies fully destroyed.´, Lannes further refers to his wife´s brother who is his aide-de-camp, stating `Louis had a horse killed under him and got his teeth hit, nothing important.. I am a bit tired, and intend to leave in two days to return alongside His Majesty. General Lagrange had his arm shot through, he is here with me, but nothing broken, it will be fine in a month time. Please tell Madame Lagrange to be calm, she will meet her husband in a month, he is departing to France. And you too, be secure, we will not have troubles, there is no more enemy, no army.´, and Lannes concludes with an unusual remark saying `The Battle of Tudela is the finest one we have ever had´. Further again referring to his wife´s health, to the difficulties of sending letters when he is far from the Emperor head-quarters, and asking for detailed information on his children. Lannes also asks his wife to forward his best regards to Corvisart `..tell him that I won´t forget his advice about the English..´ A letter of excellent content. With address leaf, postmarked. Small area of paper loss to the address leaf as a result of the letter opening, not affecting the text. Overall minor age wear, creasing and small tear to the bottom edge, only affecting partially the flourish of the signature. Together with A.L.S., signed by Joseph-César Saint-Mars, aide-de-camp to Marshal Lannes, one page, 4to, [Head Quarters at Aranda del Duero], 26th November [1808], to Lannes´ wife, Louise Guéhenneuc, in French. Saint-Mars reports on similar topics, the Battle of Tudela, about his correspondent´s brother Louis, and states in part `Marshal Lannes is keeping well and should not take long to return to the Emperor Head-Quarters where I have been ordered to return to announce this victory..´ G, 2The Battle of Tudela, near Navarre, in Spain, took place on 23rd November 1808. French army led by Marshal Lannes attacked a Spanish army leaded by General Castanos. It resulted in a full victory of Napoleon´s forces.Louise Antoinette de Guéhéneuc (1782-1856) Duchess of Montebello. Second wife of Marshal Lannes. Louise was a French "dame d´honneur", being the Mistrss of the Robes to Empress Marie Louise of France. Bon Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754-1842) Marshal of France, Duc de Conegliano. A prominent soldier in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Joseph Lagrange (1763-1836) French General and Count. A distinguished officer who fought at the Peninsula wars, Battle of Dresden, Leipzig, among many others.Charles-Louis Guéhéneuc (1783-1849) Frenc. Lannes´ brother-in law and his aide de camp since 1805. In 1809, and after Lannes´ death, he became aide-de-camp to the Emperor Napoleon I. Francisco Javier Castaños (1758-1852) Spanish General and Politician. One of the most important Spanish military officers during the Napoleonic Wars. He also served as the first President of the Senate of Spain in 1834. Appointed by the Spanish Queen Duke of Bailen for his heroic actions in the Battle of Bailen, the first defeat of the Napoleonic armies at open field which caused the flight of Spain of King Joseph Bonaparte. Jean Nicolas Corvisart-Desmarets (1755-1821) French Physician. In 1804 Corvisart became the primary physician of Napoleon Bonaparte, attending him until Bonaparte´s exile to St. Helena in 1815.

BOELCKE OSWALD: (1891-1916) German flying Ace of the World War One. Credited with 40 victories. Boelcke is widely considered the “Father of the German combat air Pilots”, an influential figure also known as the “Father of Air Fighting Tactics”. His innovative turn of mind codified his combat experiences into the first ever manual of fighter tactics distributed to an air force, the Dicta Boelcke. Boelcke was killed in an air crash collision. Rare and excellent signed 3.5 x 5.5 postcard photograph by Boelcke, the image showing the air fighter standing outdoors, in uniform, alongside Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) and two more Verdun decorated officers, Oberlieutenant von Brandis, the hero of Douaumont, and Kurt Rackow, the hero of the capture of Fort Vaux, all in uniform. The photograph bears the printed heading “The army Commander in chief in Verdun, with three officers decorated with the “Pour le Merite” medal”. Signed in bold black ink `O. Boelcke´ across the image. VG

ALEXANDER I: (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia 1801-25. A good A.L.S., Alexandre, (with a bold flourishing paraph), two pages, 4to, Kalisz, 15th/28th February 1813, to General Peter Wittgenstein, in French. A historical letter, written from Kalisz, on the day of the signature of the Treaty of Kalisz. The Tsar forwards his advice to General Yorck via his correspondent, stating in part `I do believe that I must stipulate without delay to reassure General Yorke on what he seems to apprehend. I cannot imagine, at a time when our affairs have progressed so much between us and Prussia, that the King wishes to follow up on a project obviously planned at a time when he still had to be careful with France. Therefore, I invite him to suspend his decision to go to Breslau and not to leave the command of his brave Army Corps in these circumstances when his presence is so necessary.´ The Tsar further continues trying to convince General Yorck saying ´In any case, he can count on my intervention with the King and I will take my most positive steps in his favour. I will immediately charge the Councilor of State d´Ansteth whom I sent to Breslau..´ In his last paragraph, and before concluding, Alexander I reports on the news just received `Mr. d´Ansteth just comes back, the Treaty has been agreed, everything has been settled and the closest alliance unites me to the King of Prussia. You will inform about this good new to General Yorke, it should be enough to completely calm him down regarding his personal situation.´ Paper with "Budgen & Wilmott - 1807" watermark. With blank integral leaf. Very small overall minor age wear and few stains, otherwise G The present letter is written on the day of the Treaty of Kalisz, and shows how Tsar Alexander I granted his support to Prussian General Yorck who was under pressure because of the court-martial he had to face. The Treaty of Kalisz was signed in Kalisz on 28 February 1813, between Russia and Prussia against Napoleon I. Even so the Treaty was written in French language. It marked the final changeover of Prussia onto the side against Napoleon I. The events that led to this alliance date back to 30th December 1812, at Tauroggen when General Yorck, on behalf of his Prussian troops, and General von Diebitsch of the Russian Army, signed the Convention of Tauroggen armistice, neutralizing the Prussian troops without the consent of the King. The news was received with enthusiasm in Prussia, but the Prussian Court issued an order suspending Yorck from his command pending a court-martial. Two months later, the Prussians officially switched sides when Prussia and Russia signed the treaty and agreed to establish an alliance against Napoleon known as the Kalisz Union. Louis Adolph Peter (1769-1843) 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein. German Prince and Field-Marshal in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic wars. Wittgenstein 1805 fought at Austerlitz. In 1812 he commanded the right wing of the Russian Army in the battles of Polotsk which were crucial deciding the fate of Saint Petersbourg. For this he was given the title of "Saviour of Saint-Petersburg". In the campaign of 1813 he took command of the Russian army after Kutuzov´s death. Johann David Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759-1830) Prussian General Field Marshal. His behaviour was instrumental in the switching of Prussia from a French alliance to a Russian alliance during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Beethoven composed his "Yorckcher March" in his honour. Wilhelm II (1859-1941) German Emperor & King of Prussia 1888-1918.

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor & King of Prussia 1888-1918. A good D.S., Wilhelm R, a large and bold ink signature, one page, folio, Rominten, 28th September 1904. The attractive partially printed document, in German, (untranslated), bearing the large and flourish printed heading of “Wilhelm Kaiser of Germany and King of Prussia”, relates to an officer´s appointment, Adolf Schreiber. Signed at the foot by the Kaiser alongside a large and attractive blind embossed Royal seal. Countersigned. With blank integral leaf. VG Rominten, today Krasnolesye, is situated near Kaliningrad in Russia, close to the border with Poland. The village goes back to a hunting lodge in the 16th century. The village later became a hunting place for Prince Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I. The region was elevated to an Imperial Court Hunting District by German Emperor Wilhelm II in 1890. The Emperor's Rominten´s Hunting Lodge was built in 1891. After World War I Rominten remained a state hunting district, while the Lodge remained Wilhelm's private property. In September 1933 Wilhelm refused to allow Hermann Goring to stay in the lodge, subsequently Goring built his Reichsjagerhof Rominten. After Wilhelm's death Goring forced the heirs to sell the Lodge to himself. Göring used the new structure until the arrival of the Red Army in 1944.

WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A good L.S., Wellington, four pages, folio, Villatoro, 2nd October 1812, to Sir Home Popham. Wellington states that he has received his correspondent's letter and conversed with the messenger regarding his plans and their execution, remarking 'The great object for me is that you should draw the attention of the enemy by your operations from those which we are carrying on this side; & that you should prevent Caffarelli from detaching Troops to aid Marmont's Army. It would be desirable, for many reasons, that you should get possession of Santona & also of Guataria; but I confess that I entertain so bad an opinion of the Spanish Troops that I don't think you can rely upon them; & the body of Marines which you have with you is not sufficiently large to do much by themselves, or to be a very efficient example to the Spanish troops'. Wellington also writes of his own military activities, 'I am very much afraid that I shall not take this Castle. It is very strong, well garrisoned and well provided with artillery. I had only three pieces of cannon of which one was destroyed last night; & not much ammunition, and I have not been able to get on as I ought. I have however got a mine under one of the works, which I hope will enable me to carry the exterior line; and when that is carried, I hope I shall get on better. But time is wearing apace, and Soult is moving from the South; and I should not be surprised if I were obliged to discontinue this operation to collect the Army' and further reflects 'It is unfortunate that you should have plenty of cannon & ammunition, but that you want good soldiers, & I no want of the latter, but very little of the former. The means of transport, however, required to move a train from the coast or from Madrid where we have plenty, are so extensive, that the attempt would be impracticable'. A letter of good military content. Some very light age wear and extremely minor damp staining to the margins, only very slightly affecting a few words of text and not the signature. GHome Riggs Popham (1762-1820) British Rear Admiral who saw service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.Marie-Francois Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga (1766-1849) French General who served as aide-de-camp to Napoleon Bonaparte.Auguste de Marmont (1774-1852) French General, Marshal of the Empire.Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851) French General, Marshal of the Empire.

SANTA CRUZ ANDRES: (1792-1865) Andres de Santa Cruz y Calahumana. President of Peru 1827 & 1836-38, and President of Bolivia 1829-39. An excellent L.S., `Sta Cruz´, one page, 4to, La Paz, 22nd December 1831, to Colonel Pedro Torres, in Spanish. Santa Cruz to his correspondent´s letter and states in part `..you refer to the part of the million reward which has been approved by decree for the Liberatory Army at the 1st Bolivian Assembly…the only amount I have been authorized to distribute as been 80.000 p..and having received so many requests, it has been necessary to share the whole proportionally.´, further saying `Nothing would have made me feel better than showing to you my personal consideration, and I will never forget the merit of all the good officers who under my lead have served with such honesty to the American Liberty cause…´ A letter of very interesting historical content. Folded, with small overall age and staining, mostly to edges. G

[FRENCH COUP D'ETAT OF 1851]: MAY EDWARD HARRISON: (1824-1887) English-American Painter who spent much of his career in Paris, residing permanently in the French capital from 1851. A good, lengthy A.L.S., Edward H May, four pages, 4to, Paris, 14th December 1851, to 'My dear Johnson'. May provides his correspondent with a first hand account of the French Coup d'Etat, which had commenced less than two weeks earlier, and states, in part, 'Of course you will have read the accounts of the last revolution here, your papers will be full of it and contain probably as good an account as I good (sic) give you and perhaps a better history than I know myself as all the press here is awed into the service of Louis Napoleon and dare only give the most one sided & partial views of the occurrences that took place then. I passed over the Boulevard the day after the surrender of the barricades & found some of the houses much battered by the cannon shot & musketry. They say that the soldiers behaved more brutally than on any former occasion. Most of them were drunk & many of the officers. About every officer had a cigar in his mouth, a very un-soldier like thing but which gave an appearance of great coolness & premeditation in the arrangement of things. At the Porte St. Denis the soldiers were taken off the Boulevard for 5 hours on purpose to allow the people time to build the barricade without molestation until it should be nearly completed that the destruction of its defenders might be more complete & inevitable. An American named Sterling happened to be on the Boulevard near the barricade when the soldiers commenced the attack. He took refuge with some 18 or 20 men & women, most of them inoffensive & respectable inhabitants, in a booksellers shop which was immediately entered by the drunken soldiers & every person but himself bayonetted, his own escape was almost miraculous & through the intervention of an officer. Dr. Hunt & another American named Cagon were walking peaceably on the Boulevard des Italiens on the Tuesday evening of the day when the “coup d'etat” took place, a crowd of boys passed singing the Marseillaise & crying “Vive la Republique” after they had passed a party of Sargents de ville came up & arrested Hunt and his friend, they neither of them attempted to resist. Hunt was seized by two of these cowardly brutes & a third came up & struck him over the head with a “case tete”, an instrument on the principle of the sling shot of the “bhoys”, his head was cut open & in that state he was dragged before a Commissaire de Police who discharged him as nothing could be alledged (sic) against him but his wound confined him to the house twelve days and he had a narrow escape with his life. Cagon although equally innocent was sent to the Conciergerie where he was confined with twelve hundred other wretched prisoners in a miserable dungeon for 5 days and only released after great exertions on the part of Mr. Rives and the consul. Numbers of people have been shot scarcely with the form of a trial on suspicion of being opposed to the government. A few days ago seventy poor wretches were shot on the “Champ de Mars” charged with having arms in their possession. I have not heard of any Americans having been killed, some Lieutenant Jones of the army or navy, I don't know which, was shot through the thigh and had two fingers shot off. I have heard of three or four English having been shot, among others Parris the druggist in the Rue de la Paix whose shop you may remember. The Provinces are in a wretched state of disturbance and excitement, almost half the cities and large towns have been declared in a state of siege. I do not apprehend however another actual outbreak in Paris as a struggle against 150,000 men (which is the number of soldiers within the walls of Paris at present) would be too unequal & hopeless. The election for President takes place next Sunday & Monday if that can be called an election where there is but one candidate whom people dare not & could not oppose. The election (so called) in the army was a farce of the richest character, the very few officers who dared to vote against Napoleon were cashiered & I have only heard of one soldier who did not vote for him, & he declared himself not sufficiently instructed to vote. This was paraded in the papers in evidence of the freedom allowed in the army!' May continues his letter with news of his own activities ('I am still working in the atelier or under the direction of [Thomas] Couture though I have not attempted to paint many pictures'), expressing disappointment that his Esmeralda was not bought by the art union, referring to New York and a recent visit to England ('I thought I never had seen so beautiful a country'), mutual acquaintances and the prospect of making some studies in the Louvre. With a postscript cross written to the first page and signed by May with his initials. A letter of fine content. Some light age wear and a couple of small, minor tears to a few edges, otherwise VGThe French Coup d'Etat of 2nd December 1851 was staged by the then President of the French Second Republic, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873, nephew of Napoleon I). Code-named Operation Rubicon and timed to coincide with the anniversary of Napoleon I's coronation and victory at Austerlitz, the coup ended in the successful dissolution of the French National Assembly and the subsequent re-establishment of the French Empire the next year.

ABU-GHAZALA ABD AL-HALIM: (1930-2008) Egyptian Defense Minister 1981-89 and Commander in Chief of the Egyptian army forces. Abu-Ghazala was seated alongside President Anwar Sadat when he was assassinated. A cleanly written L.S., signed by Abu-Ghazala in Arabic, one page, folio, July 1983, in Arabic. The untranslated letter is signed in bold blue ink by Abu-Ghazala in his capacity as representative of the Egyptian government. VG

LEE ROBERT E.: (1807-1870) American General, Commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. A good vintage signed sepia carte-de-visite photograph by Lee, the albumen print being of the famous 'floppy tie' portrait of the General in uniform with three stars visible on his collar and his tie loosened. Signed ('R E Lee') in dark ink with his name alone to the image. Some light mottling, otherwise VGProvenance: The present photograph was originally contained within an album of autographs of eminent Americans of the Civil War period which were obtained by the Welsh journalist John Griffith (1821-1877) who had travelled to America as a correspondent before the Union victory was sealed and returned in 1867.This famous portrait of Lee, one of his and his wife's personal favourites, was taken in 1864 and is variously attributed to John W. Davies or (less frequently) Julian Vannerson, both respected Richmond photographers.

VICTORIA CROSS WINNERS: Dighton Probyn (1833-1924) English General, Victoria Cross winner for his numerous actions during the Indian Mutiny 1857-58. Keeper of the Privy Purse, Secretary to Edward, Prince of Wales and Comptroller of the Household. A.L.S., D. M. Probyn, two pages, 8vo, Sandringham, Norfolk, 5th August 1911, to [Sir Allan Reeve] Manby. Probyn thanks his correspondent for a newspaper, which had made satisfactory reading, and continues 'I congratulate you & Lady Manby on leaving a son who let us hope is now on the road to be “Secretary of State for the Colonies” - and a daughter eventually to take “Melba's place”. Why not?'. With blank integral leaf (very slight traces of former mounting to the verso); Frederick Roberts (1832-1914) British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at the Indian Mutiny on 2nd January 1858. Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa, 1900. T.L.S., Roberts, with holograph salutation and subscription, one page, small 4to, Ascot, Berkshire, 9th January 1911, to [Algernon] Tudor-Craig. Roberts states that he will be obliged 'if you will ask Sir George White [also a Victoria Cross winner] to accompany Lord Charles Beresford on his suggested visit to the Stock Exchange', explaining 'I must appeal for money for the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, and also for the National Service League. I should much prefer, therefore, not to make a third appeal to the public myself'. Slight traces of former mounting to the verso. VG, 2Sir Alan Reeve Manby (1848-1925) Surgeon-Apothecary in Ordinary to the Prince of Wales at Sandringham and later Physician Extraordinary.Major Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig (1873-1943) British Army officer, heraldist & author.

JAMES II & VII: (1633-1701) King of England & Ireland and King of Scotland (as James VII) 1685-88. A good A.L.S., with his initials J R, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d., to the Duke of Lauzun, in French. The exiled King writes, in full, 'The Queen and I have forgotten to ask if we could see the flags and banners when we were in Marle, even though we intended to do so. I don't know if the King would like to send them to us, for us to see them before they are sent to Paris'. With integral address leaf (small area of paper loss and a couple of neat tears, the latter professionally repaired, evidently caused by the breaking of the seal). A letter of good association. VG Antoine Nompar de Caumont (1632-1723) Duc de Lauzun. French Courtier and Soldier noted for his command of a French Expeditionary Brigade which served alongside the Jacobite Irish Army during the Williamite War and at the Battle of the Boyne. In 1685 the Duc de Lauzun travelled to England to seek his fortune under King James II, whom he had served as Duke of York in Flanders. Lauzun rapidly gained great influence at the English court and in 1688 he arranged the journey into exile of Mary of Modena, whom he accompanied to Calais under strict instructions from King Louis XIV. After the defeat at the Battle of Boyne in July 1690, King James II had returned to France where he spent the rest of his life in exile at Saint-Germain, protected by King Louis XIV.

[TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE]: (1754-1838) French Diplomat and Statesman. Prime Minister of France July-September 1815. A Rare original 16 x 20 printed public notice, one page, Paris, 2nd April 1814, in French. The affiche bears the printed heading "To French Armies", and states in part "Soldiers, France has just broken the yoke under which was moaning for so many years. You have always and only fought for your Homeland, but now you can only fight against it under the flags of the man who guides you. See how much you have suffered because of his tyranny. You were once one million of soldiers, almost all have perished. They were sent to battle, without support, without hospitals, they were condemned to die in misery and hunger. Soldiers, it is time to put an end to the evils of the Homeland. Peace is in your hands." The poster affiche includes a lengthy harangue, intending to convince the French troops to give up the fight, and states before concluding "You are not any more the soldiers of Napoleon, the Senate and the whole of France release you all from your oaths." At the base the call bears the printed names of the "Members of the provisional government - Le Prince de Bénévent - Le General Beurnonville - F. Jaucourt - L´Abbé de Montesquiou - Le Duc de Dalberg" Folded, very small minor creasing, G to VGOn 1st of April 1814, the day before the present affiche was issued, the French Senate appoints a provisional government headed by Talleyrand. On 2nd April, as the affiche states, the Senate declares Napoleon Bonaparte and his family deprived of the throne, and the French people and army freed from their oath of fidelity. Two days later, on 4th of April, Napoleon signs at Fontainebleau a form of conditional abdication, which preserves the rights of his son and the Empress Regent. On 6th of April Napoleon renounces for himself and his family to the thrones of France and Italy.

[AUGEREAU CHARLES PIERRE FRANÇOIS]: (1757-1816) Marshal of France, Duc de Castiglione. A good and unusual 16 x 21 original printed public notice, one page, Caen, 18th March 1815, in French. The Affiche announcement, issued during Napoleon´s exile on the island of Elba, bears the printed heading “Proclamation - His Excellency Marshal Augereau, Pair of France and Duke of Castiglione, to the people of Normandy and to the Army” beneath a printed vignette of a coat of arms. The proclamation pleads in favour of rallying citizens and soldiers in favour of King Louis XVIII, warning them about the terrible impact that a civil war would provoke in French families, and the risks of foreign armies invading French territories. Augerau, as Governor and Commander of the 14th military division under the service of the King of the French, encourages French citizens to fight for peace and points out that the King is the only guide and leader to achieve that goal. The proclamation concludes with “The King, our Homeland and Liberty. Long Live the King”. Folded, overall creasing with edges slightly trimmed, otherwise GOnly two days after the present affiche was issued and affixed to walls in Normandy, Napoleon Bonaparte returned from the island of Elba, starting the historical period known as The Hundred Days war, or the War of the Seventh Coalition which lasted from 20th March to 8th July 1815, and ended with the second restoration of King Louis XVIII.

LASALLE ANTOINE-CHARLES: (1775-1809) French cavalry General. Also known as "The Hussar General". Lasalle gained fame as a daring adventurer and is credited with many exploits during the Egypt and Spanish campaigns. Killed at the Battle of Wagram. An excellent multiple signed D.S., `Lasalle M.al de Logis´, one page, oblong folio, Zwolle, 9th April 1795, in French. The carefully hand-written document bears the heading "North Army - Regiment of Chasseurs riders - Liberté - Egalité" and a very attractive red wax seal of the republican regiment to the left border, in fine condition. The document is given to Thomas René Souton, officer of the cavalry regiment, granting him this permanent leave due to his disabilities. Signed by the members of the administration board of the Regiment, and also signed to the left border by General Dominique-Joseph René Vandamme, (1770-1830) Count of Unseburg. A reputed French military officer and corps commander who publicly criticized Napoleon. Signed D. Vandamme, with a two lines holograph. With a large watermark. Folded. Very small overall minor age wear, otherwise VG Lasalle married former wife of General Victor Berthier, and sister-in-law to Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier. When Napoleon and Lasalle met at the Tuileries Palace, the Emperor asked, `When is the wedding?´ Lasalle replied, `Sire, when I have enough money to buy the wedding presents and furniture´. Napoleon said, `But I gave you 200,000 francs last week, what did you do with them?´. Lasalle replied, `I used half to pay my debts and have lost the rest gambling´. Such a confession would have broken the career of any other soldier but, coming from Lasalle, it made the Emperor smile and ordered to give Lasalle another 200,000 francs. When a prefect asked why Napoleon didn't discipline Lasalle for his conduct, Napoleon responded that `It only takes a stroke of a pen to create a prefect, but it takes twenty years to make a Lasalle´.

CHADWICK JAMES: (1891-1974) English Physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1935, in recognition of his discovery of the neutron. Chadwick was head of the British team who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II. A good and lengthy A.L.S., James Chadwick, four pages, 4to, Cambridge, 13th November 1969, on is printed stationery, to Leslie R. Groves Jr. Chadwick informs Groves on Mrs Gowing visit, stating in part `We had a visit from Mrs Gowing a few days ago. She came to collect a draft of her account of the first few years after the war - an enormous volume of material…It depressed me to read about it. Mrs Gowing hopes to have a draft of her second volume completed by Easter. This will then have to be submitted to some high authorities who may, and probably will, demand that some references to political discussions should be cut out…Provided that she has sufficient time and energy to digest all the material she has collected, I believe that the second volume will be quite interesting.´ Chadwick further refers to a Canadian nuclear work, saying `I read about half of "Canada´s Nuclear Story" and then gave up. I found two quotations from notes by John Cockcroft, one is quite untrue, the second gives a false implication. And now recently, in reading Mrs. Gowing´s draft…I found references to at least two complaints of the Canadian team about which I never heard. If these complaints were valid they should have been made to me and to you.´ And referring to the Canadian nuclear team, Chadwick concludes `They do not seem to have realized how fortunate they were.´ Folded, with very small, minor creasing, otherwise VG Leslie Groves (1896-1970) United States Army Corps of Engineers Lieutenant General. Groves oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb during WWII.Margaret Gowing (1921-1998) English Historian who helped to produce several volumes of the officially sponsored history of WWII. Known for her books commissioned by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, about the early history of Britain´s atomic weapons program. When she asked Chadwick what he intended to do with the wooden filing cabinets in his attic, and he replied "Burn them", she helped to establish the Centre for Scientific archives in 1972 to house such resources.Wilfrid Eggleston published in 1965 "Canada´s Nuclear Story".John Cockcroft (1897-1967) British Physicist. Director of the first Canadian nuclear laboratory in 1944. Cockcroft won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1951 for splitting the atomic nucleus in 1932 at Cambridge.

CHODERLOS DE LACLOS PIERRE: (1741-1803) French Novelist, army General, and freemason. Best known for his novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses ("Dangerous Liaisons"), 1782, a masterpiece of the French literature of the 18th century which has inspired multiple plays, films and analytic commentaries. Rare L.S., `Laclos´, one page, folio, Verona, 10th February 1801, in French. Laclos, in his capacity as Commander of the reserve artillery regiment of the Army of Italy, gives his approval to General Michaud´s complaint `..against a military group of canonniers of the 8th regiment which has created the great disorders in a commune..´, further ordering to intervene as they look very guilty, despite the Commander´s report which explains the facts differently. Two extremely small pinholes to the upper left corner because of a former staple, otherwise VG

SCHWARZENBERG KARL PHILIPP: (1771-1820) Prince of Schwarzenberg. Austrian field Marshal. He took part in the Battle of Wagram and was in charge of the negotiation in 1810 of the marriage between Napoleon and Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria. Very rare A.L.S., `Schwarzenberg´, one page, oblong 8vo, near Berezino, Minsk, Belarus, 9th August 1812, to General Jean Louis Reyner, in French. Schwarzenberg states in part `I have received the letter brought to me by the Hussards patrol. I will be tomorrow at 8h in the morning near Pruzanne to push the enemy, if possible, out of this location and therefore allow our junction. I invite you Monsieur le Comte, to help my military move, pushing with vigor any trops you may find before you.´ The present letter sheds light on these events, when the 30.000 men of the Austrian corps leaded by Schwarzenberg and the 7th corps leaded by Reynier joined and together obtained the victory at the Battle of Gorodetchna. Overall age wear, with uneven left edge and a very small area of paper loss to the bottom left corner. About GJean Louis Ebénézer Reynier (1771-1814) French army General during the French Revolutionary Wars. Schwarzenberg gave a ball in honour of the bride Marie Louise of Austria, on the occasion of her marriage to Napoleon in July 1810, which ended in a fire that killed many of the guests, including his own sister-in-law.Napoleon held Schwarzenberg in great esteem, and gave him the command of Austrian corps in the Russian campaign of 1812.

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor & King of Prussia 1888-1918. A good L.S., Wilhelm R[ex], one page, 4to, on board of the M.Y Hohenzollern, 15th July 1913, to Colonel Hess, in German. The document is a grant by which Wilhelm II in his capacity as King of Prussia states `.. He receives permission for a temporary change-over to the Chilean military service. I also re-assure him the re-appointment to active service in the Prussian Army if he requests so before 1st of August 1916..´ Boldly signed in black ink at the foot by the Kaiser, a very large and good example signature. Together with a 6 x 8 engraving showing Kaiser Wilhelm II in a three quarter length pose, wearing his military uniform. Also including a 3 x 4 photograph of the Emperor, in a formal head and shoulders pose. Also including two contemporary large commemorative stamps showing the Emperor. G, 5

TITO JOSIP BROZ: (1892-1980) Yugoslav Revolutionary and Statesman, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia 1943-63 and President of Yugoslavia 1953-80. Attractive greeting card signed by President Tito and by his wife Jovanka Broz. The beige folding stiff oblong 4to card bears to the front an attractive embossed monogram, and to the inside pages a colour engraving showing a Belgrade landscaping. Individually signed to the inside back page, beneath the printed greeting “Sretna Nova Godina” (“Happy New Year”), in bold blue and green inks by Tito and Jovanka Broz respectively. EXJovanka Broz (1924-2013) Born Budisavljevic. First Lady of Yugoslavia as spouse of Tito 1952-80. She was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Yugoslav People´s Army. Following Tito´s death, all of Jovanka´s properties were seized and she lived under house arrest.

HANRIOT FRANÇOIS: (1759-1794) General during the French Revolution. A leading figure in the insurrection and in the September massacres. Hanriot was taken to the guillotine in the same cart as Robespierre and was executed shortly after at the early age of 34. L.S., Hanriot, one page, 4to, Paris, 4th June 1794, to General Pille, in French. The partially printed document bearing the heading of the Paris army headquarters is a report advocating in favour of a Gendarme whose horse has died of glanders and is facing a trial for the loss of the horse. Small overall age wear and toning, with few pinholes, otherwise GOnly a month after the present letter was signed, Hanriot was arrested and executed the day after.

PALMERSTON VISCOUNT: (1784-1865) British Prime Minister 1855-58, 1859-65. A.L.S., Palmerston, two pages, 8vo, Foreign Office, 15th August 1849, to Sir Robert Gardiner. Palmerston states that he is glad that 'the visit of your Princely guests went off so well' and continues 'With respect however to the order which the Spanish Govt. wishes to confer upon you, you will see by the inclosed Regulations (no longer present) that it cannot be accepted'. With blank integral leaf. Together with a D.S., Palmerston, one page, 4to, War Office, 29th August 1812. The partially printed document is a Warrant to the Agent for Foreign Corps and, upon the recommendation of the Army Medical Department, authorises that a payment of £28.9.3 be made to Herman Deppen, Surgeon of the 3rd Battalion, for his increased pay from 1st December 1811 to 24th June 1812. A couple of light stains and a few minor splits to the edges of the folds. G to VG, 2Sir Robert Gardiner (1781-1864) British General, Master Gunner, St, James's Park 1840-64. Gardiner had been involved in the Capture of Madrid and commanded his troop at the Battle of Waterloo. He served as Governor of Gibraltar from 1848-55.

CUBAN LIBERATOR ARMY: An attractive multiple signed document, one page, large folio, Bayamo, 28th November 1868, in Spanish. The partially printed document being a decree entitled ''Republic of Cuba - Liberator Army of Cuba and Provisional Government'', and bears a very attractive and large printed coat of arms to the heading. The decree contains a unique article related to the supplying of the corps and is signed by nine members of the provisional government, including CARLOS MANUEL CESPEDES DEL CASTILLO (1819-1874) Cuban Revolutionary. Known as the ''Father of the Motherland'', Cespedes is considered a Cuban hero who freed slaves and leaded the declaration of Cuban Independence in 1868; PEDRO FIGUEREDO (1818-1870) known as Perucho, Cuban Poet and Musician. A freedom Ativist.  Figueredo composed the national anthem of Bayamo. He was captured and executed; LUIS MARCANO (1831-1870) Dominican General of the Cuban Army during the Ten Years´ War. He took part in the 1868 Battle of Bayamo. Shot in a fight; Donato Marmol (1843-1870) Cuban Officer and Patriot. Marmol died during the Ten Years´ war of smallpox at the early age of 27;  Ramon de Cespedes (1808-1890) Cuban Politician and Lawyer; Fernando Fornaris y Cespedes (1837-1875) Cuban Lawyer, military Officer and Writer. Executed, etc.. Bearing a large black paper seal affixed at the base alongside the bold ink signatures. Professional small repair to the verso. Small overall minor age wear with edges very slightly trimmed. G to VG

BLUCHER GEBHARD VON: (1742-1819) Prince von Wahlstatt. Prussian field Marshal. Von Blucher leaded the Prussian army against Napoleon At the battles of Leipzig and Waterloo playing a decisive role in the allied victory. He is the highest-decorated Prussian soldier in history. An excellent and rare A.L.S., `Blucher´, two pages, 4to, Namur, 16th June 1815, to his brother-in-law, in German. Blucher writes the present letter on the morning of the Battle of Ligny, and only two days before the Battle of Waterloo. Blucher reports on the course of the present campaign, and states in part `I have been called again to the battle field, I hope and wish that the war will not be of long duration..´, further mentioning that he is recommending his brother to retain a "Gaull" as long as the war lasts, and that he has also commented this with his daughter-in-law in Berlin. A historical date letter. With blank integral leaf with upper right corner clipped. Small overall age wear and creasing, otherwise GThe Battle of Ligny, 16th June 1815, on the day of the present letter. The battle of Ligny was the last victory in Napoleon's military career.The French troops leaded by Napoleon I defeated part of the Prussian army under Field Marshal Blucher. The battle resulted in a tactical victory for Napoleon, but the bulk of the Prussian army survived the battle, and played a pivotal role two days later at the Battle of Waterloo.The Battle of Waterloo, two days later, ensured as Blucher´s wished that the war was not going to be of long duration. Ligny is in the Wallonian region, in Belgium.

BRAUN FRITZ: (1879-1964) German School Teacher & Army officer, father of Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler's mistress and short-term wife. Brief T.L.S., F Braun, one page, 8vo, Ruhpolding, 23rd April 1963, to Julius Weder, a bank administrator, in German. Braun sends his best regards and thanks to Weder for his latest shipment. Accompanied by the original envelope. Very slightly irregularly trimmed to the right edge, otherwise VG

RONSIN CHARLES PHILIPPE: (1751-1794) French General, Commander of the revolutionary army. Ronsin, a radical Leader of the French Revolution and follower of Jacques-René Hébert, was called by Fouquier Tinville `The new Cromwell´. Guillotined in 1794 together with the Hebertists. A rare letter signed only a month before he was guillotined. L.S., `Ronsin´, one page, 4to, Paris, 17th February 1794, to the post offices administrators, in French. The partially printed document bears the printed heading of the “French Republic - Head Quarters” beneath an attractive revolutionary vignette and the printed French revolution motto “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity or Death”. Ronsin, in his capacity as General in chief of the Revolutionary army, sends an order, and states `I ask you to supply to Adjutant Berger all the letters addressed this year to the Generals of the Revolutionary Armies, same with the ones sent to the General Chief of Head Staff.´ Very small minor age wear, and toning to right edge. VG

[LOWE HUDSON]: (1769-1844) Anglo-Irish Soldier and Colonial Administrator, Governor of St Helena where he was the 'gaoler' of Napoleon Bonaparte. Contemporary Manuscript copy of an autograph letter by Lowe, in an unidentified clerk's hand, two pages, 4to, London, 19th October 1822, to the Duke of Wellington. The letter states, in part, 'I hope your Grace will excuse the liberty I take of addressing you, upon the following subject, which I cannot better explain than by inclosing copy of a letter (no longer present) I had before written to Earl Bathurst and also of his Lordship's reply (no longer present) suggesting the reference to your Grace. The object, as it will appear, is to obtain for the sisters of the late Colonel Sir William De Lancey the pensions which had been granted, in the first instance to his mother and sisters & afterwards given to his widow who having since died leaves the pension disposeable……since receiving Lord Bathurst's reply to my first application in their behalf Lady Lowe who is also a sister of the late Sir William De Lancey has received a letter from the eldest sister which places the claim in a much stronger point of view than I was aware of……' With blank integral leaf. Together with a contemporary manuscript copy of Wellington's letter of reply, one page, 4to, Verona, 10th November 1822, to Hudson Lowe ('My dear Sir Hudson'), stating, in full, 'I have received your application in favour of the sisters of the late Sir W. De Lancey and I have applied to Lord Liverpool that the pension enjoyed by his widow may be given to them'. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG, 2 William Howe De Lancey (1778-1815) English Colonel who served during the Napoleonic Wars and died of wounds he received at the Battle of Waterloo. De Lancey and the Duke of Wellington were close allies and on the return of Napoleon Bonaparte from Elba, De Lancey was appointed deputy quartermaster-general of the army in Belgium, replacing Sir Hudson Lowe, whom Wellington disliked. Wellington was engaged in conversation with De Lancey on the battlefield when the Colonel received the wounds which ultimately led to his death. The Duke of Wellington described the events to Samuel Rogers such - 'De Lancey was with me and speaking to me when he was struck. We were on a point of land that overlooked the plain. I had just been warned off by some soldiers (but as I saw well from it, and two divisions were engaging below, I said "Never mind"), when a ball came bounding along en ricochet, as it is called, and, striking him on the back, sent him many yards over the head of his horse. He fell on his face, and bounded upwards and fell again. All the staff dismounted and ran to him, and when I came up he said, "Pray tell them to leave me and let me die in peace." I had him conveyed to the rear, and two days after, on my return from Brussels, I saw him in a barn, and he spoke with such strength that I said (for I had reported him killed), "Why! De Lancey, you will have the advantage of Sir Condy in 'Castle Rackrent'--you will know what your friends said of you after you were dead." "I hope I shall," he replied. Poor fellow! We knew each other ever since we were boys. But I had no time to be sorry. I went on with the army, and never saw him again' (from The Recollections of Samuel Rogers, 1856) One of De Lancey's two sisters, Susan, married Sir Hudson Lowe in December 1815.

PHILIPPEAUX PIERRE: (1756-1794) Convention Deputy. Guillotined with Danton. L.S., Philippeaux, one page, 4to, Angers, 5th December 1793, in French. The very interesting letter refers to the republican army victory in the Vendée after the siege of Angers of the 3rd & 4th December, the day before the present letter was signed. Philippeaux sends precise orders, stating `All administrators, Municipal officers, Commandants of the National Guard, public officers, civil and military ones, are all requested to make arrest immediately the fugitives who have abandoned their position and deserted the flags of their homeland…in case of resistance or violence by the deserter, use the force and arrest all the guilty people.´ With blank integral leaf. One stain, not affecting the signature, and two pinholes to the left border, otherwise G to VG

[GROVES LESLIE]: (1896-1970) United States Army Corps of Engineers Lieutenant General. Groves oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb during WWII. A very interesting content T.L.S., `Sherfield´, one page, 4to, London, 26th November 1968, sent to Groves by Roger Mellor Makins, 1st Baron Sherfield (1904-1996) British Diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the United States 1953-56. Baron Sherfield reassures Leslie Groves on qualifications of new British Ambassador to the United States, stating in part `It is perfectly true that he made his name as a television interviewer, that he was a left-wing socialist, and that he edited the left-wing periodical "The New Statesman". But he was also a competent and successful Junior Minister in the Atlee Government. Since 1964, he has occupied the very demanding post of High Commissioner in India with ability and distinction.´, further adding `I consider that he has the qualities to make a good British Ambassador in Washington. There are very few people whose past sayings or writings will stand up to really close scrutiny, and this applies particularly to a journalist or editor. I am sure that the new president is a big enough man to understand this..´ Folded. EXMajor John Freeman (1915-2014) British Politician, Diplomat and Broadcaster. High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to India 1965-68. He was appointed British Ambassador to the United States 1969-71 under British Prime Minister Harold Wilson tenure. Freeman had refer to Nixon as "A discredited and outmoded purveyor of the irrational and inactive" whose defeat for the Republican nomination would be a "victory for decency".

DUMOURIEZ CHARLES FRANÇOIS: (1739-1823) Charles François du Périer Dumouriez. French General, victorious at Valmy, who would later desert the Revolutionary army and join the Royalists. Dumouriez was accused of treason and went into exile. An excellent content L.S., `Dumouriez´, one page, Folio, Paris, 21st April 1792, `4th year of Liberty´, to Monsieur Villar, in French. Dumouriez,in his capacity as Foreign Affairs Minister, states `Sir, I have the honour to prevent you that referring to the last response received from the Court in Vienna by M. de Noailles on the fourth of the present month, and having reported its content to the King, His Majesty took the decision to go to the National Assembly yesterday. I have exposed during the session, and on behalf of the King, all our grievances against that court behaviour and His Majesty has afterwards proposed that the legislature deliberate on this urgent matter of a war declaration against the King of Hungary and Bohemia.´ Dumouriez further reports on the result of the deliberations and states `From the measure and proposition of His Majesty, it has resulted Sir, that the National Assembly has issued a decree which I enclose two copies of.´ Before concluding Dumouriez requests from his correspondent information about the impact that this decree may have produced. A letter of historical content. Together with an original National Convention decree, issued on 16th April 1793, a year after the present letter´s date, referring to Dumouriez as a traitor of the Republic, as an accomplice of the Austrians. Dumouriez, together with future King Louis Philippe and his brother the duc of Montpensier fled to Austria. Extremely small age wear, otherwise VG,2 Dumouriez was Foreign Minister of France from March to June 1792. He played a major role in the declaration of war against Austria on 20th April 1792. The Legislative Assembly, supported by Louis XVI, declared war on Austria ("the King of Bohemia and Hungary") voting for war after the long list of grievances presented to it by Dumouriez who prepared an immediate invasion of the Austrian Netherlands, where he expected the local population to rise against Austrian rule. However, the Revolution had thoroughly disorganized the army, and the forces raised were insufficient for the invasion.Louis XVI (1754-1793) King of France and Navarre 1774-1791, King of the French 1791-92. The only King of France to have been executed. Four months after the present letter was written, the King of French Louis XVI was arrested and a month later the Monarchy was abolished.Francis II (1768-1835) Last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1792-1806, Emperor of Austria 1804-35 as Francis I. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia.

[FRENCH CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT AND SYRIA]: ADDINGTON JOHN HILEY: (1759-1818) British Politician, younger brother of Prime Minister Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth. L.S., J. H. Addington, one page, folio, Treasury Chambers, 13th May 1801, to the Paymaster of the Forces ('Sir & My Lord'; Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie). Addington writes, in full, 'Having laid before the Lords Commsrs. of His Majesty's Treasury a Letter from Mr. Commissary Motz dated Marmorice Bay the 14th Febry. last enclosing a Bill for £20,754.19.2/2 drawn by Mr. Baynes, the Deputy Paymaster General to the Army in the Mediterranean, on you, on account of the Ordinary Service of the Forces, and requesting that the same may be duly credited on his account. I have received their Lordships Commands to transmit the said Papers to you for your information'. With blank integral leaf (minor traces of former mounting to the left edge of the verso). About VGJohn Hiley Addington served as a Lord of the Treasury from 1800-01 and 1802-03 during which time his elder brother was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1801-04).Marmorice Bay (today known as Marmaris) is a port city on the shoreline of the Turkish riviera. In 1801 a British force of 120 ships under Admiral Keith and 14,000 troops under General Abercromby anchored in the bay for eight weeks, training and resupplying for their mission to end Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt and Syria.

COLLINGWOOD CUTHBERT: (1748-1810) British Vice Admiral, notable as a partner with Lord Nelson in several of the British victories during the Napoleonic Wars. An excellent collection of eight A.Ls.S. and eight Ls.S., Collingwood, thirty five pages (total), 4to and folio, at sea ('Ocean', off Cadiz), January 1806 - July 1808, to various correspondents, each of them British Consuls at Morocco, comprising James Matra, John Ross and James Green. Collingwood writes an interesting series of letters regarding British relationships with Morocco (and the role of Jews in contract negotiations for supplies) and the Emperor, also making references to the French and Spanish armies, peace negotiations in Paris etc., in part, 'I received the favour of your letter by Captain Pearse - and am much obliged by the communication of intelligence which accompanied it - you know that only a certain degree of credit is to be given to any intelligence received from the French - for besides the….whole nation….composing stories - they have an interest in deceiving us - however I ascertained their being at Teneriffe - and I have information of their movements from that time (17 Decr.)…….the story of their having captured the Magnamine's convoy was a fabrication - the Magnamine being in England and unfit for sea…….You know the fleet is always at sea - it must be at sea - and the health can only be maintained by a supply of refreshment……and trust with confidence that this important object will have its due weight and consideration with you' (A.L.S., 15th January 1806), 'I have just received and send you by the Amphion a letter from His Majesty to the Emperor of Morocco, with a great quantity of valuable articles sent by His Majesty as presents to the Emperor……The letter from Lord Castlereagh to Lord Nelson which accompanied these Packages, I am afraid was sent to England, amongst His Lordship's papers…..I hope in this negociation which is the subject of His Majesty's Letter, that a free and open use of the Country may be obtained for the Fleet as far as relates to the procuring refreshment and stock, that the exorbitant duty of 26 Dollars a head on the cattle may either be discontinued or reduced to the same terms on which the Garrison of Gibraltar is supplied……I am informed that the most friendly dispositions are entertained by the Moorish Government and the people in general towards the English, and that the difficulties to which we are principally exposed in receiving supplies proceed from the Jews who……turn every circumstance to profit, and by limiting the quantity of stock exported, raise its price to an extravagant height - perhaps these people might be softened by a proper kind of attention' (L.S. to Matra, 11th January 1806), '…..if you can procure me 4 or 5 dozen fowls, with some eggs and a few vegetables, to be forwarded by the Duchess of Bedford, I will be much obliged…..' (L.S. to Ross, 22nd April 1806), 'I have received your letter…..in which you informed me of the French mission. I will be glad if you can now tell me what the result of it was - if the nature of their business has transpired & what success they met with' (A.L.S. to Ross, 12th May 1806), 'I have received your letter…..with….the copy of your correspondence with…..the Consul of Portugal. I am very sorry when these causes of complaint occur, and am disposed to make some allowance to the Portuguese for the circumstances of the times. The influence which France has obtained in Portugal we must expect in some degree to feel the effect of……I have no doubt that had the Portuguese Consul refused the requisition of the French for a vessel to bring their people round to Tangier, it should have been alleged against him as a high offence……I have great satisfaction in hearing that the French did not obtain the object of their mission' (L.S. to Ross, 15th May 1806), 'You arrive, Sir, at a period when there happily exists the most perfect harmony and good understanding with the Emperor, and with the Barbary states in general……I have on all occasions endeavoured to introduce to their consideration (the Moors) how much they have to apprehend of danger to the tranquillity of their Country by the extension of the French power' (L.S. to Green, 15th July 1806), 'I have received the favour of your letter informing me of the rights of neutrality of the Barbary coast by some of the Spanish Privateers... but if they were put a stop to by authority - or granting passports to Spanish vessels - the spirit of that coasting warfare would be damped - and it is certainly very advantageous to Gibraltar - as it employs a great number of Ruffians who would otherwise be acting against us' (A.L.S. to Green, 31st July 1806), 'The most material business we have with him (the Emperor of Morocco) is the obtaining supplies, which we now do in abundance, but at a most enormous price…..I am led to believe the high duty demanded of us is an extortion by the Jews and others who are engaged in the contract…..I have not heard from England since the beginning of August, but have little expectation of any favourable termination of the negociation at Paris' (L.S. to Green, 14th September 1806), 'I have received your letter……and am sorry to find the Emperor should have been less accommodating than you had reason to expect……but I am afraid remonstrating with him on the subject will not avail us & on the contrary……Lord Lauderdale was still at Paris, but with little hope of Peace' (L.S. to Green, 14th October 1806), '…..the Emperor and his Governors are not very liberal of any thing but fair promises - but they are a people who will always require a certain address to manage - and what we get - and is so necessary to us, is only to be done by yielding a little to their caprices….. (A.L.S. to Green, 17th November 1806), 'I am glad to hear from Captain Hornby that Ash Ash is coming to Tangier. He has ever shown a disposition of kindness towards the English…..When you visit him I will beg you to remonstrate with him against the assembling of……privateers & Gun Vessels at Tangier - where I am told ten or a dozen of them lie at a time waiting the opportunity to seize upon the English traders - which I consider as a breach of neutrality - at least not giving that security to the Ports of the Empire which friends expect to find……' (A.L.S. to Green, 6th December 1806), 'The news from Cadiz is at this time very interesting as their fleet seems to be in motion and preparing for sea. Whatever you can collect relative to them, particularly if troops are embarked, and what number - I will be much obliged to you for. I am very glad to hear the governor Ash Ash seized on the Privateers which took the Bullock vessel - and beg you will assure him that on our part the strictest regard shall be paid to the neutrality of the Emperor's dominions' (A.L.S. to Green, 14th February 1807), 'The Spanish Army is so much in want of the Horses and Mules which Captain Bullen was sent to Tangier to endeavour to procure permission to export from Barbary, that I have sent the Redwing over to know how the negociation goes on, and whether there is much probability of its finally succeeding' (L.S. to Green, 1st July 1808), 'The application……was communicated to me…..when we were at war with Spain - and the French threatening to get a possession in the Emperor's dominion. It was due from the intimate connexion, and our friendship with the Emperor, to avert so great a danger to his state - and if possible to find him in possession of a plan which would have afforded causes for his Enemy (the French) to annoy him as they have done all other states... (A.L.S. to Green, 18th July 1808), 'I am perfectly of your opinion that it is very doubtful whether the Emperor will allow the Spaniards to have anything from his country…… (A.L.S. to Green, 26th July 1808). A fine collection of letters featuring good content. Some light overall age wear and very minor creasing, generally VG, 16

BLUNT JAMES: (1974- ) English Singer and Songwriter. Former British Army Officer. His first album Back to Bedlam sold 11 million copies and is one of the best selling albums in UK ever. Signed 8 x 10 photograph by Blunt, the image showing the British musician outdoors in a three quarter length pose. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image. VG

BRADLEY OMAR: (1893-1981) American General of World War II. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the official United States Army photograph depicting Bradley in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower white border. Together with a T.L.S., Omar N. Bradley, one page, slim 4to, Washington, 9th April 1952, to William Cole, Publicity Director at Alfred A. Knopf Inc. Bradley thanks his correspondent for having sent him a copy of T. Harry Williams' book Lincoln and His Generals, adding 'I have heard a great deal about the book and will want to read it at an early opportunity'. A couple of very slight, extremely minor corner creases to the photograph, VG, 2

CHAMPIONNET JEAN-ETIENNE: (1762-1800) French General of the Revolutionary Wars. Commander in Chief of the Army of Italy. Championnet died of typhus at the early age of 37. A good A.L.S., `Championnet´, a bold and large signature, one page, folio, Munster Maienfeld, 14th December 1796, to General Kleber, in French. The letter bears the printed heading of the “Sambre & Meuse Army - Championnet General of Division”. Championnet forwards to General Kleber on a separate document a copy of the orders given to the troops stating `You will find enclosed, my dear General, the instructions given to the troops in case of enemy attack, as you requested to me in your letter. If you consider that some changes should be done, please report them to me..´ Together with a L.S., signed by Championnet´s adjutant, being a copy of his orders to the troops, two pages, folio, same place and date of Championnet´s autograph letter. The document is a detailed military letter, recommending all steps to take and tactical moves in case of an enemy attack. Paper with attractive watermark. Overall age wear, mostly to the upper and lower edges. G, 2 Jean-Baptiste Kleber (1753-1800) French General during the French Revolutionary wars and architect. After having served one year in the French Royal army, he entered the Habsburg service seven years later. Kleber served in the War of the First Coalition and also suppressed the Vendée revolt. He returned to military service to accompany Napoleon in the Egyptian campaign. When Napoleon returned to Paris, he appointed Kleber as commander of the French forces. He was assassinated by a student in Cairo in 1800.

CANNING GEORGE: (1770-1827) British Prime Minister April - August 1827. A.L.S., Geo. Canning, two pages, 4to, Lisbon, 16th June 1815, to Lord Beresford. Canning sends his correspondent copies of some letters (no longer present) involving Sir Henry Wellesley which he explains 'will put you in possession of all that has passed. & shew you that you were not wrong in the anticipations of your letter of yesterday', further continuing 'This appears to decide the question of the Transports, which must all go home, unless the mail now due should bring anything to countermand them' and concluding by remarking that he hopes, without fail, that he and Mrs. Canning will leave on Saturday in order to visit Beresford at Caldas. With blank integral leaf (slight traces of former mounting to the right edge of the verso, causing a few small areas of paper loss). Some light age wear, about VGWilliam Beresford (1768-1854) 1st Viscount Beresford. Anglo-Irish General and Politician who served in the British Army as well as being a Marshal in the Portuguese Army. Beresford fought alongside the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War.Henry Wellesley (1773-1847) 1st Baron Cowley. British Diplomat & Politician, the younger brother of the Duke of Wellington. British Ambassador to Spain 1810-21. Canning, a close acquaintance of Wellesley, had asked him to serve as his second in his famous duel with Lord Castlereagh.

HENRY III: (1551-1589) King of France 1574-89 and King of Poland & Grand Duke of Lithuania 1573-75. Assassinated. L.S., Henry, one page, folio, Camp at (? place name indecipherable), 10th December 1587, to Cardinal Dancelot, in French. The manuscript letter states, in part, 'His Excellency the Cardinal Mario Bandini, Gentleman Ordinary of My Chamber, who piously went to war in Tours, has asked me to come and see you in person and let you know that, by the Grace of God, I have dissipated the great foreign army and removed it from my kingdom. I do not doubt that you are as grateful as the Regent for the good and loyal services rendered by the Cardinal, for the glory of God and the propagation of our Catholic, Apostolic and Roman religion'. Countersigned at the foot by Nicolas IV de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy (1543-1617) French Secretary of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1567-88 & 1594-1616, the most distinguished of all sixteenth-century French secretaries. With manuscript address panel to the verso and the very minor remnants of the seal. Some very light overall foxing, very slightly frayed edges, two paperclip rust stains to the upper edge and two tape stains to the lower edge. About VG

TROTSKY LEON: (1879-1940) Bolshevik Revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Russian October Revolution. T.L.S., with his initials LT, in blue indelible pencil, one page, 4to, n.p., 5th January 1938, to Comrade [Max] Shachtman, editor of the Marxist theory magazine The New International. Trotsky states that he received Shachtman’s explanation regarding a misfortune with an article and comments ‘I know that Comrade Wright is extremely careful and attentive and I am sure that he will help eliminate any further misunderstandings in my relationship with the New International’, further informing his correspondent ‘Concerning my old speech about the Red Army, I didn’t have the slightest initiative in the translation of it, and naturally you must yourself decide if and when you can publish it’ and also providing some advice for the editorial board and their communications with authors, translators and readers, ‘It is absolutely necessary to have on the board a comrade who will conduct such a correspondence with the greatest attention to the contributors, especially those who are young and not sure of themselves’. In a postscript Trotsky further writes ‘The proposition of Comrade James concerning a symposium of my books is unfortunately not acceptable because it would bring me into conflict with my different publishers and would interfere with the publication plans of Pioneer Publishers and others. Please communicate this to Eastman and to James, that I am categorically opposed to this plan’. About EX Max Shachtman (1904-1972) American Marxist Theorist, an associate of Leon Trotsky. The New International was published by the Socialist Workers Party of the United States from 1934-40.

DIETRICH SEPP: (1892-1966) German SS Commander. Dietrich was initially Hitler´s chauffeur and bodyguard, being later elected to the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic. After his participation in the executions of political opponents during the purge of the “Knight of the Long Knives” in 1934, he was promoted in the SS. T.L.S., `Dietrich´, one page, folio, n.p., France, 27th May 1944, to SS-Gruppenfuhrer Karl Maria Demelhuber, in German. The letter bears the printed heading of the SS-Panzerkorps. Dietrich reports that he is in France, and sends his best wishes to his correspondent for the duties he has to face in the Netherlands, further saying `The days here in France are full of troops visits, planning, maneuvers. If the Western Allies intend to land here in the foreseeable future, they will very quickly notice that they are not dealing with the army of 1914, but rather with opponents who will throw the enemy back into the sea..´ Very small overall minor age wear. G to VGDespite having no formal staff officer training, Dietrich was the highest-ranking officer in the Waffen-SS, the military branch of the SS. Dietrich commanded the 6th Panzer Army during the Battle of Bulge in 1944. After the war, Dietrich was convicted of war crimes at the Malmedy massacre trial.

PINOCHET AUGUSTO: (1915-2006) Chilean Dictator 1973-90. Attractive greeting card, oblong 4to, Santiago, December 1975, in Spanish. Signed to the upper part of inside folding white stiff card `Affectionately A. Pinochet´, a large bold black ink good signature example. Signed above the printed greeting text stating “Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, General of the Army, President of the Republic, and Lucia Hiriart de Pinochet, on this Christmas and New Year occasion of a Homeland full of hope and faith, we wish you and your family all the happiness”. To the front the card bears an attractive Chilean gilt embossed coat of arms. VG

SIGISMOND PRINCE OF TRANSYLVANIA: (1573-1613) Also known as Sigismund Bathory. As a child he succeeded his father as Voivode or ruler of Transylvania. Sigismond abdicated in favour of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, and although he returned to his pillaged territories in 1601 with a Polish army, he could not strengthen his position and settled in Poland. In 1605, Holy Roman Emperor and Spanish King Philip III tried to persuade him to return and claim Transylvania, but he refused. He would later be accused of conspiracy and imprisoned by Rudolf II. Rare L.S., `Sigismond Principe´, a bold large and attractive signature with large flourish beneath, one page, folio, n.p, n.d., [1595], in Italian. The letter is addressed to Cardinal Alphonso Vicecometi, and states in part `I send my infinite gratitude to Y.S.S.R for the concession granted to me and which I esteem so much… I have no doubt about your affection towards myself and all matters related to me, and I will not miss the opportunity to prove my affection.. I pray God for you and wish happiness..´ With blank integral leaf. Edges very slightly trimmed, otherwise about VG

LIVERPOOL EARL OF: (1770-1828) British Prime Minister 1812-27. A very fine L.S., Liverpool, two pages, 4to, Fife House (Whitehall, London), 12th December 1822, to Lieutenant General Sir Hudson Lowe, marked 'Private'. Liverpool explains his delay in responding 'to the application made by the Duke of Wellington & yourself on the part of the two sisters of the late Sir W. H. De Lancey' as he had to make enquiries with both the Treasury and the War Office 'as to the possibility of conferring the extension of the Grant consistently with the Regulations in regard to such Pensions' and further writing 'I must confess that it will be a departure from the Rules by which we are at present governed, & it is only therefore upon the special grounds of the case, & the hope that it will not be quoted as a Precedent in any other Application for the same indulgence, that I can venture to recommend the extension of the Grant in question'. With blank integral leaf. A letter of interesting content and association. VGHudson Lowe (1769-1844) Anglo-Irish Soldier and Colonial Administrator, Governor of St Helena where he was the 'gaoler' of Napoleon Bonaparte.William Howe De Lancey (1778-1815) English Colonel who served during the Napoleonic Wars and died of wounds he received at the Battle of Waterloo.De Lancey and the Duke of Wellington were close allies and on the return of Napoleon Bonaparte from Elba, De Lancey was appointed deputy quartermaster-general of the army in Belgium, replacing Sir Hudson Lowe, whom Wellington disliked.Wellington was engaged in conversation with De Lancey on the battlefield when the Colonel received the wounds which ultimately led to his death. The Duke of Wellington described the events to Samuel Rogers such - 'De Lancey was with me and speaking to me when he was struck. We were on a point of land that overlooked the plain. I had just been warned off by some soldiers (but as I saw well from it, and two divisions were engaging below, I said "Never mind"), when a ball came bounding along en ricochet, as it is called, and, striking him on the back, sent him many yards over the head of his horse. He fell on his face, and bounded upwards and fell again. All the staff dismounted and ran to him, and when I came up he said, "Pray tell them to leave me and let me die in peace." I had him conveyed to the rear, and two days after, on my return from Brussels, I saw him in a barn, and he spoke with such strength that I said (for I had reported him killed), "Why! De Lancey, you will have the advantage of Sir Condy in 'Castle Rackrent'--you will know what your friends said of you after you were dead." "I hope I shall," he replied. Poor fellow! We knew each other ever since we were boys. But I had no time to be sorry. I went on with the army, and never saw him again' (from The Recollections of Samuel Rogers, 1856)One of De Lancey's two sisters, Susan, referenced in the present letter married Sir Hudson Lowe in December 1815.