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TitleCopy letters from Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, Russia, to the Foreign Secretary, Foreign Office, London and to others; 1869-1871.
Date1869-1871
Extent1 volume
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionLetters refer to major events in Europe and Asia including the Franco Prussian War, the Eastern Question and to Central Asian affairs; the contents are valuable for the information they contain on Russian foreign policy and to the impact of the Crimean War on Russian ambitions.
Termmilitary campaigns, Franco-Prussian War 1870-1
Turkish affairs, 'Eastern Question'
Central Asian affairs, 'Central Asian Question'
military campaigns, Crimean War 1853-6
Physical Description462 pages

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA141Gorchakov; Alexander M. (1798-1883); Prince; Russian Foreign Minister1798-1883
NA136Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat1807-1882
NA6093Villiers; George W.F. (1800-1870); 4th Earl of Clarendon1800-1870
NA6023Hammond; Edmund (1802-1890); 1st Baron Hammond1802-1890
NA6927Gower; Albert Sutherland-Leveson- (1843-1874); Lord; son of 2nd Duke of Sutherland1843-1874
NA6897Bourke; Richard S. (1822-1872); 6th Earl of Mayo; statesman1822-1872
NA6829Mansfield; William R. (1819-1876); 1st Baron Sandhurst; general1819-1876
Places
CodeSet
PL1331/Russia
PL290/France
PL92/Prussia
PL1354/Turkey
PL4092/Afghanistan
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