The item consists of six folios, all of them mounted on guards, presumably copies of reports concerning the French invasion of Russia. The text begins:. حالا قزاق عسكرى معتاد قديمەلری اوزره بارننك كوندند طريقلرنده دشمنك پشندەدر. The manuscript is not dated, but is in a rik'a hand contemporaneous with the content of the text.
[Detailed account of the retreat of the French Army under Napoleon I in 1812]
This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
- Reference
- GB 59 Or 5083
- Dates of Creation
- Early 19th century
- Language of Material
- Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 6 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : Western, 6 ff. Dimensions : 390 mm x 270 mm. Script : Rik'a. Ink : Black ink, with proper names in red ink.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Not Public Record(s)
Unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The first four folios were presented to the Museum in 1897, while the latter two were presented in 1934.