Research Catalog

Title

A redcoat in America : the diaries of Lieutenant William Bamford, 1757-1765 and 1776 / edited and annotated with an introduction by John B. Hattendorf.

Author

Hattendorf, John B.

Publication

• Warwick, England : Helion & Company, 2019.
• ©2019

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Details

Description

xvii, 253 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, facsimiles; 24 cm.

Summary

"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 it 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 of 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"--Back cover.

Series Statement

From reason to revolution 1721-1815 (Series) ; 35

Uniform Title

From reason to revolution 1721-1815 (Series) ; 35.

Alternative Title

Diaries of Lieutenant William Bamford, 1757-1765 and 1776

Subject

• Great Britain. Army > Colonial forces > Officers > Diaries
• Great Britain. Army. Royal Sussex Regiment > Officers > Diaries
• Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 40th > Officers > Diaries
• Great Britain. Army
• Great Britain. Army. Royal Sussex Regiment
• American Revolution (1775-1783)
• French and Indian War (United States : 1754-1763)
• 1754-1783
• Armed Forces > Officers
• United States > History > British forces > Diaries. > French and Indian War, 1754-1763
• United States > History > British forces > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Diaries
• United States

Genre/Form

• Diaries.
• History.

Note

• Pagination is in Roman numerals up to page xvii. The following four pages are unnumbered. Numbering starts again with Arabic numerals at page 22 and continues until the end of the volume.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-250) and index.

Contents

List of plates -- Acknowledgements and note on sources -- Introduction -- Book organisation, document description, and editorial principles -- Part I : Journal, 1757-1762. The Louisbourg expedition, 1758 ; St. John River campaign, July 1758-21 May 1759 ; Québec, 31 May 1759-24 November 1759 ; The reduction of Canada, November 1759-September 1760 ; From Québec to Crown Point, Albany, and Staten Island, 10 September 1760-8 August 1761 ; Martinique, 8 November 1761-7 May 1762 ; Havana, 6 May 1762-9 July 1763 ; West Florida : Pensacola and Mobile, 10 July 1763-2 December 1765 ; 'A few Notes relative to the foregoing Journal' -- Part II : Memorials. Memorial for promotion in 1765 and commission as captain, 1774 -- Part III : Journal, 1776. Charles Town and Boston, Massachusetts, 8 January-30 March 1776 ; Halifax, Nova Scotia, 31 March-15 June 1776 ; New York Bay and Staten Island, 16 June 1776-17 August 1776 ; Long Island, 18 August 1776-14 September 1776 ; New York, 15 September 1776-31 December 1776 ; Notes on financial transactions, 1776 -- Appendix.

Call Number

JFE 20-1137

ISBN

• 9781911628477
• 191162847X

OCLC

1114484606

Author

Hattendorf, John B., editor.

Title

A redcoat in America : the diaries of Lieutenant William Bamford, 1757-1765 and 1776 / edited and annotated with an introduction by John B. Hattendorf.

Publisher

Warwick, England : Helion & Company, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

From reason to revolution 1721-1815 (Series) ; 35

From reason to revolution 1721-1815 (Series) ; 35.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-250) and index.

Chronological Term

1754-1783

Research Call Number

JFE 20-1137