Bombardment and siege actions at Boca Chica and Carthagena
An 18th century account details the joint land sea operation against Boca Chica with Captain Knowles and Admiral Boscawen. It records bombardment, mining, and eventual abandonment of the assault, the Gallicia burned and sunk, prisoner exchanges, mines at Castillo Grande, and the planned Jamaica departure. Fort Lazara described as a strong hill fortress overlooking Carthagena, with notes on its defenses and failed trenching attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snore
Knowles
Weymouth
Gallicia
Boscawen
Boca-Chica
Augustus Fitzroy
Fort Manzinello
Castilio Grande
Hemente
Reth
Roth
Strafford
Castillo Grande
Brigadier Robinson
Superbe
Jamaica
P. S
Lazara
Carthagena
Mail from France details Versailles council and port reports
From the Paris Alamain dated July 15 Chronicle notes HE Marshal de Belle-Hue arriving at Versailles with ministers attending a grand council. News of the Queen of Sardinia's death arrives from Sardinia. Neptune sails from China to Port l'Orient. An estimate states 14,563 British forces intended for the Spanish West Indies, 10,523 reached Carthagena, 4,040 died en route or remained sick, 5,343 lost since arrival, and 460 sailors lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris Alamain
Marshal de
Port l’Orient
China
Spanish West Indies
Carthagena
England
Jamaica
Jaf
Life Guards
Horse Grenadier Guards
Fuslow
Col. Peers
Welch Fuzileers
Somersetshire
Colchester
Wade
Ordnance Office
Woolwich
Earl of Crawford
Hanover
Sandwich
Great Sea
Peter Gilbert
Viscount Andover
Earl of Perkshire
Duke-street
Westminster
Owen
King’s Bench
Lee
Shudall
Deceas
Somerset
Daniel Burges
Princess of Wales
Bunch
Chinkford
Essex
Boothby
Well-Row
Hilington
Pritchard
Spread- Eagle-Court
Finch-Lane
Wincomb
Jolly
Thames
Jarrett
Sarah
Portland
Bathfun
Smith
Nesbit
Mackay
Industry
Clark
Richard
Juliaus
Talbot
Leguanea
Anguin
London
Letta
Don Blas
Vernon
la Vera Cruz
Faro
Joseph
Elizabeth
Newefoundland
Crown
Maryland
Axe
Newfoundland
Scots serjeant shot dead during drill at Glasgow
Edinburgh report of a Col Mordaunt regiment serjeant killed by a misfired slug loaded by a recruit during exercise near Glasgow. London items note Vernon and Carthagena rumors, Belle-Isle’s tour, and various military and civic notices from Dublin to Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Edinburgh
Mordaunt
Glasgow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boca-Chica Castle
Ponti
Fort St. Joseph
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Jago
Manzinello
Dublin
Paris
Marshal de Belle-Isle
Germany
Versailles
Hague
Europe
Doffers Commons
Prinate
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