Record

Document Reference	Bu 19/76
Title	Letter from H. Hope-Crealock, Vienna, Austria, to Sir A. Buchanan; 29 June 1866.
Date	29 June 1866
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Letter headed 'Vienna ideas on Prussian campaign of 1866' in hand of Andrew Buchanan. Comments that they both have the same knowledge of the war; informs him that the King of Saxony has begged for his land not to be occupied by Austrian troops; gives details of troop movements and numbers; remarks on the quality of the Italian infantry and cavalry; calculation of the numbers of casualties; states he is unsure of how long he is to remain in Austria; requests his luggage be forwarded from St Petersburg to the Austrian frontier to avoid it being 'touched' in Poland; comments that he saw Mrs Rashleigh before leaving London; informs him that Lumley has left for Prague to look for 'his king'[unspecified]; sends best wishes to Lady Buchanan and members of the legation. Postscript states that he wishes the Buchanan's 'reigned' in Vienna as it would be 'very jolly'. Bu 19/76/4; ink caricature entitled 'A minister in search of his King, or Lumley's arrival at Dresden' drawn by Hope-Crealock.
Term	military campaigns, Austro-Prussian War 1866
Term	appointments, diplomatic, Dresden

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6742	Rashleigh; William (-1871); Mr; brother in law of Lady Buchanan	-1871
NA6233	Buchanan; Georgiana E. (-1904); Lady Buchanan; née Stuart 2nd wife of Andrew Buchanan	-1904
NA6736	Johann I (1801-1876); King of Saxony; ( succeeded 1854)	1801-1876
NA6253	Savile; John (1818-1896); 1st Baron Savile; diplomat cr. baron 1888; eldest natural son of 8th Earl of Scarbrough	1818-1896
NA6610	Crealock; Henry Hope- (1831-1891); Colonel	1831-1891
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882