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Page 25
... in an attack upon the town , batteries , posts , and shipping of St . Paul ' s . His
Majesty ' s ships La Nereide and Otter , and Honourable Company ' s cruizer
Wasp , with three hundred and sixty - eight officers and men , who were
embarked ...
... in an attack upon the town , batteries , posts , and shipping of St . Paul ' s . His
Majesty ' s ships La Nereide and Otter , and Honourable Company ' s cruizer
Wasp , with three hundred and sixty - eight officers and men , who were
embarked ...
Page 38
The first brigade , under the command of Brigadier - General Harcourt , was
composed of five hundred light infantry , three hundred of the 15th foot , including
their flank companies , and four hundred battalion men of the 3rd West India ...
The first brigade , under the command of Brigadier - General Harcourt , was
composed of five hundred light infantry , three hundred of the 15th foot , including
their flank companies , and four hundred battalion men of the 3rd West India ...
Page 221
... this he posively refused ; in consequence of which I landed a detachment of
one hundred men under Captain Forbes of ... which they continued to defend
until the troops were within two hundred yards of the breach ; the Europeans ,
having ...
... this he posively refused ; in consequence of which I landed a detachment of
one hundred men under Captain Forbes of ... which they continued to defend
until the troops were within two hundred yards of the breach ; the Europeans ,
having ...
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