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Title:
PRO 30/55/038/040 - Copy Letter from James Moncrief to Lt General Alex Leslie
Date:
1782
Language:
English
Date from:
1782-04-08
Date to:
1782-04-08
Section:
2 : PRO 30/55 - British Army Headquarters Papers
TNA Shelfmark:
PRO 30/55/038/040
Full Description:
James Moncrief to Leslie. Charleston. According to his request, has calculated the number of troops required for the defence of Charlestown and its dependencies. Thinks not less than 4,500 regular troops will be needed. With these and the help of armed ships and galleys, frequent descents could be made into different parts of the country and communication kept up with Georgia. The same quantity will still be needed if the rebel army should receive reinforcements from the North and make an attempt upon Charleston, or if the French fleet and army should arrive to act with Greene's [American] force.
TNA Link:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16323836
Format:
Handwritten
DOI:
10.1163/37612_WNA_PRO_PRO_30_55_38_40