This volume consists of two diaries by William Bamford, an Irish
officer in the British Army in the mid-18th century: The first is
`A narrative of the campaigns and feats of arms of the 35th
Regiment (Royal Sussex)'. It covers the regiment's activities
during the French and Indian War and includes an account of the
siege and capture of Louisbourg in 1758, British capture of Quebec
in 1759, the French siege of Quebec in 1760 and the capture of
Montreal, a march to Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, and Albany in
1761, a voyage to Barbados in 1761, the siege and capture of
Martinique and Havana in 1762, a voyage to Saint Augustine Florida,
Charleston, South Carolina, and Port Royal, Jamaica in 1763, and a
voyage to Pensacola, Florida and a description of Mobile, Alabama
(then part of West Florida), and other parts of West Florida, in
1765, and finally back again to England by way of Havana in 1765.
Also included in this section are a copy of a letter from Major
General Webb to Colonel Munro dated 4 August, 1757 documenting
Webb's refusal to reinforce Bamford's regiment at Fort William
Henry, and two anecdotes from 1759 and 1760 regarding Anglo-French
battles fought outside Quebec. The second dairy, running from
January through December 1776, documents William Bamford's service
in the 40th Regiment at Boston after the battle of Bunker Hill,
during the winter and early spring of 1776, the British evacuation
to Halifax, return to Staten Island, New York, the campaign on Long
Island, and the occupation of New York City. In Part II, between
the two diaries, a transcribed letter from Bamford relates part of
his career, along with his commission as a captain in the 40th
Foot.
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