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.

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ID:	AGC/S/23
Type:	Manuscript
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1799-03-06 - ?
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	1 item
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Letter written by Captain Sir Sidney Smith(1764-1840), dated TIGRE, Aboukir Bay 6th March [1799?].

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