Family Recollections of Lieut. —— General Elias Walker Durnford, a Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Royal Engineers

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ISBN: 9781331984832 出版年：2016 页码：261 Mary Durnford Forgotten Books

Soon after, a draft was made from the garrison to add to the army preparing for the invasion of Martinique, under Ge neral Moncton and Mr. Durnford embarked with Lord Albe marle's expedition, as a Lieutenant of Engineers, to be em ployed with him in the siege of the magnificent and important Havannah. Nothing can be added to what he relates, as oc curring to himself in the course of, and at the close of that memorable siege, since no journal or other notes relating to it exist, except the letter which is subjoined. Thls letter bears no date or address, but was evidently written in 1792.