This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Siege and landing at Carthagena detailed in journals
The London Evening Post publishes letters and a journal recounting the Carthagena operation of 1741. It describes Boca Chica and Castillo Grande fortifications, naval bombardments, landings, and an assault on Fort St Lazara. Major losses include officers and troops from Grenadiers and marines amid difficult tides and fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthagena
Boca-Chica
Spain
P.S
Gallicia
Europe
Ace
Castillo Grande
Fort Manzinello
Knowles
Weymouth
Castillo Granide
Fort St. Lazara
Weyrmouth
Mann
Daniel Hore
Ludlow Castle
Stapleton
Louisa
Chaloner Ogle
Jolly
Rippon
Kennedy
Vesuvius
Don Apolanko
Jenkins’s Ear
Madre de la Papa
Grant
Douglas
Blakeney
Ambuth
Don Blais
Dunkirk
Castle-Grande
Ous
Attica
Sting
Tooo
Robinson
Adair
Col
Thompson
Lewis