Record

Document Reference	Bu 2/36
Title	Letter from H. Howard, Berlin, Prussia, to A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia; 7 May 1849.
Date	7 May 1849
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Lord Westmorland thanks him for forwarding game and notes the cost; the Saxon Government had received military assistance from the King of Prussia; troops were sent to Dresden by rail, but found track had been taken up en route; had received news that the troops had taken the rebel headquarters, the bridge and palace; the King is safe; has heard from Denmark that Lord Palmerston's proposals have been accepted; the Prussian Government have not had the courage to broach the subject with the European powers.
Term	transport, railways
	armies, Prussian
	revolutions, 1849
	food and drink, game

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6055	Fane; John (1784-1859); 11th Earl of Westmorland	1784-1859
NA6092	Friedrich August II (1797-1854); King of Saxony; (succeeded 1836)	1797-1854
NA6081	Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1795-1861); King of Prussia; ( succeeded 1840)	1795-1861
NA143	Temple; Henry John (1784-1865); 3rd Viscount Palmerston; succ. 1802; statesman; Prime Minster 1855-1858 and 1859-1865	1784-1865
NA6083	Howard; Henry F. (1809-1898); Sir; British Diplomatic Service	1809-1898
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882