An account of the arraignments and tryals [sic] of Col. Richard Kirkby, Capt. John Constable, Capt. Cooper Wade, Capt. Samuel Vincent, and Capt. Christopher Fogg : on a complaint exhibited by the judge-advocate on behalf of Her Majesty, at a court-martial held on board the ship Breda in Port-Royal harbour in Jamaica in America, the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 12th days of October, 1702 ...
1703
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Title
An account of the arraignments and tryals [sic] of Col. Richard Kirkby, Capt. John Constable, Capt. Cooper Wade, Capt. Samuel Vincent, and Capt. Christopher Fogg : on a complaint exhibited by the judge-advocate on behalf of Her Majesty, at a court-martial held on board the ship Breda in Port-Royal harbour in Jamaica in America, the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 12th days of October, 1702 ...
Variant Title
Tryals of Kirkby
Published
London Printed for John Gellibrand, and are to be sold by A. Baldwin ... 1703
Description
[2], 10 p. ; 31 cm. (fol.)
Call Number
L1997F129 1703
System Control No.
(OCoLC)07019617
Note
On spine: Tryals of Kirkby.
Signatures: [A]1 B-C2 D1.
Kirkby, second in command, refused orders to attack the French in an action of Santa Marta (Colombia). Benbow, who lost a leg and died soon thereafter, was left with only two ships to take the full force of the superior French guns.
Title (cont'd): for cowardice, neglect of duty, breach of orders ... in a fight at sea ... between the Honourable John Benbow esq : and Admiral Du Casse ... for which, Col. Kirkby and Capt. Wade were sentenc'd to be shot to death ...
Signatures: [A]1 B-C2 D1.
Kirkby, second in command, refused orders to attack the French in an action of Santa Marta (Colombia). Benbow, who lost a leg and died soon thereafter, was left with only two ships to take the full force of the superior French guns.
Title (cont'd): for cowardice, neglect of duty, breach of orders ... in a fight at sea ... between the Honourable John Benbow esq : and Admiral Du Casse ... for which, Col. Kirkby and Capt. Wade were sentenc'd to be shot to death ...
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