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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/G Subject French Campaign in Egypt and the Levant (1798-1801)

1. IOR/G/17/3 Part 3 ff.471-472

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/17/3 Part 3 ff.471-472
Title:
Letter from Mocha to Bussora
Scope & Content:
Copy of letter from Rear-Admiral John Blankett in Mocha Road to Samuel Manesty, British Resident at Bussora [Basra]. The letter forwards intelligence related to the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, including the French retreat from Acre and reports that the Government of Mecca is supporting th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1799
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

2. IOR/G/17/3 Part 3 ff.473-474

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/17/3 Part 3 ff.473-474
Title:
Letter from Mocha to Bombay
Scope & Content:
Copy of a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel John Murray at Mocha to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay. The letter reports on events at Suez during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria, and his tactical withdrawal in the face of a French advance after the French victory over the Turks [Ottomans] ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 May 1800
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

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