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News fragment on 1759 wartime events and shipping losses
The diary notes from Sept 22 1759 describe naval actions near Point Levi with French batteries and British ships under Holmes and Rous. It records storms, ship damage, fire ships, and later reports on British land forces fund subscriptions, voyages to Carolina and Virginia, and multiple Royal Navy movements from Plymouth to Spithead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Levi
Admiral Holmes
Rous
Orleans
County of
Middlesex
City and Liberty of
Westminster
St Alban’s Tavern
Great Britain
Brudenell
Germany
Marlborough
Dodgson
Lancaster
Carolina
Gambia
Knowles
Brooking
Bristol
Scotland
England
Guernsey