Correspondence regarding the French Revolutionary Wars
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Correspondence regarding the French Revolutionary Wars
- Date:
- 1781/1805
- Description:
- Abstract: Copies of six letters mainly concerning the French Revolutionary Wars:1. Four letters from Sir William Sidney Smith, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Levant, to John Barker, Proconsul in Aleppo, and Nicholas Ducci, Agent, sent from HMS Tigreand dated 28 August-10 September 1799. The letters describe developments in the French Revolutionary Wars in Italy, a British and Ottoman defeat to French forces at Aboukir [Abu Qir], and plans for another joint assault on the French forces occupying Egypt.2. An extract of a letter from John Barker to William Sidney Smith, sent from Aleppo and dated 26 September 1799. The letter covers subjects including: the reaction in Aleppo to the defeat at Aboukir; news of the British occupation of Seringapatam which Barker has disseminated in Syria; and the departure of the Aleppo Janissary corps to join the forces of the Vizir [Yūsuf Ẓīa al-Dīn Pāshā, Grand Vizier to the Ottoman Sultan].3. A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary in Constantinople [Istanbul], sent from Bagdad and dated 23 September 1799. Jones forwards four letters from Rear-Admiral John Blankett, Commander of the British naval squadron in the Red Sea (IOR/L/PS/9/76/82, 84, and 87), and asks Spencer Smith to pass them on to Lord Elgin, the newly-appointed Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.Another copy of the same letter is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/84.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- French Campaign in Egypt and the Levant (1798-1801)
Military operations
French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1800) - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378720.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378720.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/85
IOR/L/PS/9/76/85