General Villettes to Nelson, Malta, 5 July 1803 on French attitude to Naples, but he does not expect an attack on Sicily, unable to detach any men for Messina but will keep a force in readiness, he recommends using Neapolitan troops under British officers, several officers from Italy unable to go home by land awaiting convoy
General Villettes to Nelson, Malta, 5 July 1803 [private, duplicate, 2 pages], on French attitude to Naples, but he does not expect an attack on Sicily, unable to detach any men for Messina but will keep a force in readiness, he recommends using Neapolitan troops under British officers, several officers from Italy unable to go home by land awaiting convoy
Record Details
Item reference: | CRK/13/112 |
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Catalogue Section: | Artificial collections previously assembled |
Level: | ITEM |
Extent: | 1 item |
Date made: | 1803-07-05 - ? |
Creator: | Phillipps-Croker |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |