Histoire du Siege de Gibraltar, Fait pendant l'Été 1782, sous les ordres du Capitaine Général Duc de Crillon. Par un Officier de l'Armée Française (zugeschrieben: Jean le Michaud d'Arçon). Mit vier Tabellen auf gefalteten Tafeln.

Published by Chez Hermil Freres, Cadix, 1783

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Oktav, 21 x 14 cm Erste Auflage, 2 Blatt, 104 Seiten. Marmorierte Broschur der Zeit. Sprache: Französisch, (berieben, fleckig und eselsohrig, unbeschnitten, eine Tabelle im Falz gerissen und fachmännisch restauriert, aber mit kleinem Informationsverlust, im Ganzen passabel erhalten). Erste Ausgabe. "Geschichte der Belagerung von Gibraltar im Sommer 1782 unter dem Kommando des Feldmarschalls Duc de Crillon." Auf den letzten vier Seiten mit der "Ode, Sur la Prise du Fort St. Philippe". Der Englisch-Spanische Krieg (1779 - 1783) war Teil des Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieges. Der Oberbefehlshaber der Belagerung von Gibraltar war der französische Feldmarschall Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon. "Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, 1st Duke of Mahón, 2nd Duke of Crillon (22 February 1717 - June 1796) was a Franco-Spanish military officer who reached the rank of Captain general of the Army. He became a soldier at the age of 16 and served with distinction in the French army before transferring to the army of Spain, which was allied with France for much of the 18th century. A member of a distinguished military family, he was widely admired for his personal courage, courtesy and chivalry. By the end of his life he had risen to the highest military rank in Spain and it was said that he had served in 68 engagements. He participated in many of the major conflicts of the 18th century, including the War of the Polish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War. His most famous achievement was the successful invasion of Minorca in 1781, in which he defeated a British garrison and returned the island to Spain, although his efforts the following year to recapture Gibraltar from the British were a notable failure. He ended his career in the service of the Spanish Bourbon monarchy, which had been allied with France prior to the French Revolution, and died in Madrid. (.) During the Anglo-Spanish War, when Spain and France allied with the Americans to fight Britain, he was given command of a Spanish army tasked with capturing Minorca from the British. The army landed on the island on 19 August 1781 and laid siege to the British garrison in Fort St. Philip at Mahon. The siege was concluded successfully on 5 February 1782 when the British surrendered, for which Crillon was made a grandee of Spain and took the title of Duke of Crillon-Mahon. He was subsequently put in charge of the joint French and Spanish force that had been besieging Gibraltar since 1779. Despite his efforts, Gibraltar proved impregnable and peace was restored in 1783." (Wikipedia). - Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage oder auf unserer Homepage. Seller Inventory # 953679

Bibliographic Details

Title: Histoire du Siege de Gibraltar, Fait pendant...

Publisher: Chez Hermil Freres, Cadix

Publication Date: 1783

Binding: Broschiert

Condition: Ausreichend

Edition: 1st Edition