John Drinkwater Bethune, A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar [1786] Bethune, John Drinkwater, A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar

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John Drinkwater Bethune, A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar [1786] Bethune, John Drinkwater, A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar

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This volume is a manuscript version of the second edition of Bethune's , written by the British Army captain just after the cessation of the Spanish efforts to win the city. A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar

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William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Elliott, George Augustus, 1717-1790

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English military officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Gibraltar, to Stephen Fuller, 1784 Sept. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270468248 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Charles St., to Charles Greville, 1787 07 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270466707 ...

Drinkwater, John, 1762-1844

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John Drinkwater was born on June 9, 1762, in Latchford, England, and enlisted in the army in 1777, intending to aid the British cause against the rebellion in North America. His regiment, the 72nd Regiment of Foot, also known as the Royal Manchester Volunteers, went instead to Gibraltar, where they endured nearly four years of Spanish siege between 1779 and 1783. Drinkwater rose to the rank of captain in the 72nd Regiment of Foot, and purchased a commission in the 2nd Battalion of t...

Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 72nd

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