Records of the British garrison of Gibraltar, with copies of the accounts of the siege of Gibraltar and the battle of Bunker Hill, 1783, not before.

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Records of the British garrison of Gibraltar, with copies of the accounts of the siege of Gibraltar and the battle of Bunker Hill, 1783, not before.

Records of the British garrison of Gibraltar: "Brass and Iron Ordnance Mounted in the Garrison of Gibraltar 1782," a list of the mortars, "Heights and distances as taken by the Engineers at Gibraltar," and "Bearings and distances of the Stations across the Bay of Gibraltar.' Also included are: "A Cursory Relation of an attack made by the Enemy on the 13th of Sept. 1782 with some Incidental Occurences Preceding it," followed by the "Return of Officers killed wounded & died of their wounds at Gibraltar from the 12th of April 1781 to the 31st of October 1782," and "Shot & killed wounded &c in 1783," and a dispatch of M. D'Arcon "relative to the Proceedings of the 13th of September 1782." Also included are: a British account of the battle of Bunker Hill, similar to the one published in Rivington Gazeteer (July 13, 1775), followed by the list of "the Battalions which were engaged in the above actions," and a list of "Officers who were killed and wounded in the above action;" "Orders by Genl. How Charleston Hill June 18 1775;" and "Copys of letters which passed between George Washington the Rebel general, and his Excellency Gen. Gage commander in Chief of the British Army in America" (August 11, 1775, Aug. 13, 1775, and Aug, 19, 1775.)

61 leaves, 19 cm., bound volume.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8227068

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