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Capitan Nugent Delivers Accounts of Havana Siege
From the London Gazette Extraordinary a letter dated near Havana August 21 1762 reports the surrender of Havana and its dependencies to British forces under Albemarle and Pocock. It details capitulation terms for the garrison including procession of arms, transport, rights of worship, and protection of Spanish officers and civilians, with notes on officers honored and future arrangements.
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London Gazette
Whitehall
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Augustus Hervey
Havannah
Earl of Albemarle
George Pocock
Earl ¢ Mbemarle
Earl of Egremont
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Old Spain
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Marquis del Real Transporce
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Order of St. James
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