Letter from John and Francis Simpson, Newcastle

Reference No:
U DDSY3/1/75
Dates:
22 Apr 1746
Description:
News of rebel defeat at Culloden ('Cowlodon House') confirmed by Lord Bury, who reached Newcastle at 8.00 a.m. this morning and left directly for London. Engagement lasted 15 minutes. About 1,000 rebel dead and 800 prisoners (400 Scots; 400 French). Loyalist losses about 150
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Archive Item
Extent:
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Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Papers of the Sykes family of Sledmere