Captain Hon. William Leslie (1751-77): His Life, Letters and Commemoration

Gilchrist, Marianne M

Abstract

An edition of Captain William Leslie's letters from the Leven & Melville Papers, with commentary, as part of a compendium volume published by the Army Records Society. Willie Leslie, a son of the Earl of Leven & Melville, was killed at the Battle of Princeton during the American War of Independence.

Citation

Gilchrist, M. M. (2005). Captain Hon. William Leslie (1751-77): His Life, Letters and Commemoration. In Military Miscellany II: Manuscripts from Marlborough's Wars, the American War of Independence and the Boer War (133-196). Stroud, Gloucestershire: Army Records Society

• Publication Date: 2005
• Deposit Date: Oct 30, 2022
• Pages: 133-196
• Series Title: Publications of the Army Records Society
• Series Number: 23
• Book Title: Military Miscellany II: Manuscripts from Marlborough's Wars, the American War of Independence and the Boer War
• ISBN: 0750940883
• Keywords: Military history, 18C history, British Army, American War of Independence, Scottish history
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4109756
• Publisher URL: http://www.armyrecordssociety.org.uk/Vol23.htm