Project Gutenberg 2008-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 70 Knowles, Charles, Sir 1777 An Account of the expedition to Carthagena, with explanatory notes and observations Reading ease score: 29.3 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "An Account of the Expedition to Carthagena, with explanatory notes and observations" is a historical account produced around the early to mid-18th century. This work details a significant naval and military campaign aimed at capturing the city of Carthagena, located in present-day Colombia, during a time marked by European colonial conflicts. The narrative captures the strategic operations, challenges faced by the expeditionary forces, and the overall context of naval warfare of the time. The book recounts the preparations and execution of a military campaign led by British forces against the Spanish stronghold of Carthagena. It describes various naval maneuvers, the landing of troops, and the siege tactics employed against the fortified city. It documents the difficulties encountered by the British army, including illness among soldiers, inadequate supplies, and poor coordination, which ultimately contributed to the failure of the expedition despite initial successes. The text also provides an analysis of the enemy's defensive positions and strategic choices, offering insights into the complexities of warfare in the 18th century. This account serves both as a historical document and a critique of military leadership and planning during the campaign. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Vernon, Edward, 1684-1757 Wentworth, Thomas, active 1741 Cartagena (Colombia) -- History -- Siege, 1741 F2251 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 109312 107780 2024-11-11T12:59:12.602184 2023-09-12T06:02:25.444192 text/html text/html 101866 2021-01-04T08:46:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 93256 2021-01-04T08:46:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220611 2024-11-11T12:59:20.094166 application/epub+zip 220354 2024-11-11T12:59:16.689151 application/epub+zip 96874 2024-11-11T12:59:15.260167 application/epub+zip 448628 2024-11-11T12:59:22.380138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431246 2024-11-11T12:59:19.002276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128945 2022-08-12T10:33:54.958714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89119 88926 2024-11-11T12:59:12.125193 2023-09-12T06:02:25.080198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 88947 2021-01-04T08:46:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32814 2021-01-04T08:46:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 88939 2021-01-04T08:46:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32796 2021-01-04T08:46:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21938 2024-11-11T12:59:22.513121 application/rdf+xml 25630 2024-11-11T12:59:15.823231 image/jpeg 4734 2024-11-11T12:59:15.536191 image/jpeg 203096 2024-11-11T12:59:12.620184 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog