Description: LOT-O311. For your consideration is an exceedingly rare and historically important original antique c.1815 British royal vellum / parchment manuscript military commission appointment document, hand-signed by Field Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt. Royal document is original. Condition is fine. Royal document measures 6.75" x 9.5". Royal autograph of Earl Harcourt is boldly hand-signed in ink. Verso blank. Original folds. Museum quality. One of a kind. Authentic and correct. Field Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt, GCB (20 March 1743 17 June 1830) was a British nobleman and British Army officer. He served as an aide-de-camp to Lord Albemarle for the expedition to Havana during the Seven Years' War. He also commanded his regiment at the Battle of White Plains and then captured General Charles Lee at Basking Ridge during the American Revolutionary War. After that, he commanded the British Cavalry at the Battle of Willems during the Flanders Campaign. He succeeded the Duke of York as commander during that campaign and oversaw the British retreat and their final evacuation from Bremen. His last main military role was as Governor of the Royal Military College at Great Marlo.
Price: 399.95 USD
Location: Sparrows Point, Maryland
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Theme: Royalty
Royal: Field Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt
To Commemorate: Coronation
Type: Royal Document
Royalty: British Royalty
Year: 1815
Signed: Yes
Country: United Kingdom
Features: Antique, Illustrated, Official Release
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Vintage: Yes
