Letters to Lady Heathcote from Ernest Perceval, 1855 February 11-1855 February 22

Perceval family--Correspondence
Crimean War, 1853-1856
Russia--History--Alexander II, 1855-1881
France--Army--Foreign service--Russia
Great Britain--Army--Regiment of Foot, 88th
Great Britain--Army--Foreign service--Russia
Great Britain--Army--Officers--Military and personal papers--19th century
Crimean War, 1853-1856--Personal narratives

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This contains three letters to Lady Heathcote from Ernest Perceval. The first one, dated February 1855, describes the arrival of the soldiers at Portsmouth, the occurence of a ''scrimmage'' with some prisoners. The second, dated February 11, 1855, concerns an account of what Perceval saw at Malta. This letter continues on February 15, and Perceval mentions his ship leaving Balaklava for a bay near Sevastopol. In the final letter, dated February 22, Perceval writes they camped near Balaklava. He describes the situation and the scenes around including the many nationalities. He describes another attack by Russians, which was repulsed.
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Lieutenant Ernest Perceval Papers

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