Hood to Hamilton, HMS VICTORY, Bay of Hieres, 24 December 1793, (2 pages), obliged to evacuate Toulon, attack on Fort Mulgrave on the 17th, Spaniards gave way, Neapolitans retreated from Cape Sepet, 8000 brought off, 2- 3000 of inhabitants on board ships, Fonteguirri sailed without his troops, Sydney Smith' s fireship to destroy the arsenal

Lord Hood, Commander in Chief Mediterranean (Samuel Admiral Viscount, 1724- 1816). Hood to Hamilton, HMS VICTORY, Bay of Hieres, 24 December 1793, (2 pages), obliged to evacuate Toulon, attack on Fort Mulgrave on the 17th, Spaniards gave way, Neapolitans retreated from Cape Sepet, 8000 brought off, 2- 3000 of inhabitants on board ships, Fonteguirri sailed without his troops, Sydney Smith' s fireship to destroy the arsenal

Record Details

Item reference: CRK/7/49
Catalogue Section: Artificial collections previously assembled
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1793-12-24
Creator: Phillipps-Croker
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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