The British hero and ignoble poltron contrasted : or, the principal actors in the siege and defence of Fort St. Philip, and the Mediterranean Expedition, characteriz'd. With some strictures on the French proceedings in America. An ode. With historical notes, explaining and verifying the most remarkable Transactions and Occurrences that happened during the Continuance of this Important Siege.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anglo-French War, 1755-1763--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Anglo-French War, 1755-1763.

Genre:

Poems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4], 23, [1] p. )

Other Title:

British hero and ignoble poltron contrasted

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion in Ludgate Street, 1756.

Notes:

With a half-title.

Concerning the siege of Minorca in the Seven Years' War.

"The British hero" = General Blakeney; "the ignoble poltron" = Admiral Byng.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T231734.

OCLC:

642553396