Letter written by Captain Sir Sidney Smith(1764-1840), dated TIGRE, Aboukir Bay 6th March [1799?].
Letter written by Captain Sir Sidney Smith(1764-1840), dated TIGRE, Aboukir Bay 6th March [1799?]. Addressed to an unknown correspondent, Smith refers to an enclosed memo (not included) and the potential need for reinforcements. This presumably refers to his defence of Acre in 1799.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/S/23 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | 1 item |
| Date made: | 1799-03-06 - ? |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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