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Wellington on the Napoleonic Wars...
Wellington on the Napoleonic Wars...
Item # 596509
August 26, 1815
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 26, 1815
* Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
* Napoleonic Wars - Battle of Waterloo
The front page has a report of the launch of the United States' ship Franklin (see photos). Page 2 has a: "Proclamation Of The Duke of Wellington" signed by him in type: Wellington, from just after his victory at Waterloo. It begins: "I announce to the French that I enter their territory at the head of an army already victorious..." (see photos).
Four pages, various foxing and some light dirtiness inside.
Category: Pre-Civil War