Count Louis Heiden letters to Admiral Codrington, 1827-1843

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Title: Count Louis Heiden letters to Admiral Codrington, 1827-1843
Creator: Heiden, Louis, Count
Abstract: The collection consists of 35 letters from Count Heiden to Admiral Codrington, most docketed or annotated by Codrington. Subjects includes the battle of Navarino and its aftermath; Codrington's summary recall from Malta by the British government and his defense of his conduct at Navarino; discussion of events in the Russo-Turkish War; and Codrington's visit to St. Petersburg in 1830. Also present is one letter from Codrington to Heiden; a letter from an unidentified correspondent on Condrington's recall; and copy of a dispatch by the diplomat and philhellene Count Capodistrias
Description: Count Louis Heiden, Russian admiral who commanded the Russian ships of the allied fleet under Admiral Codrington at the battle of Navarino in 1827.
Accompanied by a container list.
Chiefly in French.
Provenance: Gift in honor of Nicholas Volkov-Muromtsov, Olga Danes-Volkov, and Stephanie Peter, 1994.
Extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Digitization Note: Folders 8-13 fully digitized.
Language: French
English

Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Greece
Subject (Name): Kapodistrias, Iōannēs Antōniou, 1776-1831.
Codrington, Edward, Sir, 1770-1851.
Heiden, Louis, Count.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Subject (Topic): Navarino, Battle of, Pylos, Greece, 1827
Philhellenism
Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829
Foreign relations
History, Naval
History
Naval operations
Subjects: Kapodistrias, Iōannēs Antōniou, 1776-1831
Codrington, Edward, Sir, 1770-1851
Heiden, Louis, Count
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Navarino, Battle of, Pylos, Greece, 1827
Philhellenism
Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1820-1830
Great Britain > History, Naval > 19th century
Greece > History > War of Independence, 1821-1829 > Naval operations

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Citation: Count Louis Heiden Letters to Admiral Codrington. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.