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Speech of Lieutenant Gamage at court martial
Extract dated October recounts Lieutenant Gamage defending himself in a court martial over the death of a fellow officer. He pleads no premeditated murder while detailing provocation by the deceased and his own temper, asks for mercy, and stresses his humanitarian reputation and duty. The document also includes a letter from an expedition detailing French cavalry actions and British reconnaissance reports in the same period.
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