Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Edward Paget NPG 3247

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Robert Home

Paget joined the army as a teenager and by the age of 18 was a lieutenant colonel. He served in Egypt, Sicily and Sweden before joining the Duke of Wellington's staff in the Spanish Peninsular to fight the French during the Napoleonic wars. He lost his right arm in action but continued to lead troops in Spain until he was captured by the French army in 1812 and held captive for two years. After the Napoleonic wars, Paget was appointed commander-in-chief of the forces... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.