Napoleon Eugène Louis John Joseph Buonaparte, Prince Imperial
cover 1875-79 range of letters (10) and XU5 (3), all addressed to Major Ward Ashton, the Prince Imperial's artillery instructor, with:-
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cover 1875-79 range of letters (10) and XU5 (3), all addressed to Major Ward Ashton, the Prince Imperial's artillery instructor, with:-
a) 1875 from Robert Parker Radcliffe at Horse Guards advising the recipient that the Prince Imperial would be attached to his battery.
b) 1875 from Count Clary, the Prince Imperial's private secretary, confirming a meeting with the recipient.
c) 1875 from the Prince Imperial stating that he had started immediately for London in order to see the Duke.
d) 1875 from Count Clary congratulating the recipient on his appointment to Woolwich.
e) 1876 from the Prince Imperial regarding a mistaken signature on a letter.
f) 1876 from Lieutenant Frederick George Slade at Woolwich on the same subject.
g) 1877 from the Prince Imperial, on his paper with crown above "N" in gold, written at Osborne House, envelope postmarked Cowes, regarding the death of Count Clary.
h) 1878 from Baron Corvisart at Camden Place, Chiselhurst.
i) 1879 (25 Feb.) from the Prince Imperial at Camden.
j) 1879 (3 Mar.) from the War Office, mentioning "that Lord Chelmsford will await the reinforcements...., so that probably our young friend will see some work."
A very scarce assembly, accompanied by two photographs of the battery.
a) 1875 from Robert Parker Radcliffe at Horse Guards advising the recipient that the Prince Imperial would be attached to his battery.
b) 1875 from Count Clary, the Prince Imperial's private secretary, confirming a meeting with the recipient.
c) 1875 from the Prince Imperial stating that he had started immediately for London in order to see the Duke.
d) 1875 from Count Clary congratulating the recipient on his appointment to Woolwich.
e) 1876 from the Prince Imperial regarding a mistaken signature on a letter.
f) 1876 from Lieutenant Frederick George Slade at Woolwich on the same subject.
g) 1877 from the Prince Imperial, on his paper with crown above "N" in gold, written at Osborne House, envelope postmarked Cowes, regarding the death of Count Clary.
h) 1878 from Baron Corvisart at Camden Place, Chiselhurst.
i) 1879 (25 Feb.) from the Prince Imperial at Camden.
j) 1879 (3 Mar.) from the War Office, mentioning "that Lord Chelmsford will await the reinforcements...., so that probably our young friend will see some work."
A very scarce assembly, accompanied by two photographs of the battery.
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Louis Napoleon, The Prince Imperial, was born in 1856. After the failure of the Franco-Prussian War and the declaration of the third Republic, the Imperial Family took refuge in England at Camden Place, Chiselhurst, Kent. The Prince pursued his military career at the Royal Military Academy from Nov. 1872 to the end of 1874 and passed out at Woolwich, 7th out of 34 in February 1875 with the rank of 'Corporal in the Cadet'. He was then attached to 'G' Battery, R.A. under the fearsome eye of Major Ward Ashton, a veteran of the Crimea; early in 1879 he pressed his wish with the C-in-C, the Duke of Cambridge, to see active service in the Zulu War, but politics dictated a cautious response, which was to permit him 'to go on his own account' with a letter of introduction to Lord Chelmsford, the Commander in South Africa; 'G' Battery was sent out with reinforcements and in March 1879 The Prince Imperial sailed for South Africa.
Louis Napoleon, The Prince Imperial, was born in 1856. After the failure of the Franco-Prussian War and the declaration of the third Republic, the Imperial Family took refuge in England at Camden Place, Chiselhurst, Kent. The Prince pursued his military career at the Royal Military Academy from Nov. 1872 to the end of 1874 and passed out at Woolwich, 7th out of 34 in February 1875 with the rank of 'Corporal in the Cadet'. He was then attached to 'G' Battery, R.A. under the fearsome eye of Major Ward Ashton, a veteran of the Crimea; early in 1879 he pressed his wish with the C-in-C, the Duke of Cambridge, to see active service in the Zulu War, but politics dictated a cautious response, which was to permit him 'to go on his own account' with a letter of introduction to Lord Chelmsford, the Commander in South Africa; 'G' Battery was sent out with reinforcements and in March 1879 The Prince Imperial sailed for South Africa.