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Forbes, William, minister of Tarbat, 1767-1838

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1767 - 1838

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Miscellaneous military papers of Patrick MacLeod., 1786, 1805-1817.

 File
Identifier: MS.19304
Scope and Contents The papers include a copy of the 1786 prospectus of the Brunswick military academy which the young soldier attended from 1791-1793 (folio 1). Most of the papers relate to the later years of Patrick MacLeod's life spent with the 78th Highlanders in Southern Europe and Egypt. Amongst them are MacLeod's Orders to his battalion prior to the Calabrian campaign of 1806; copies of his letter to Lieutenant General Mackenzie Fraser giving an account of the battle of Maida; lists of officers wounded...
Dates: 1786, 1805-1817.