Fort Charles — Port Royal 1779

Generated illustration. Not a historical photograph. A coastal fort. Not a named portrait of Fort Charles.

Overview

The 1779 captaincy stays on Nelson Post-Captain — 1779. The 1780 crew-mortality figure stays on Hinchinbrook San Juan Mortality — 1780. This note covers the Fort Charles command only.¹

The Command

Southey says that Count d’Estaing, with a fleet of 125 sail, men of war and transports, and a reputed force of five and twenty thousand men, threatened Jamaica from St. Domingo. Nelson offered his services to the Admiral and to Governor General Dalling, and was appointed to command the batteries of Fort Charles at Port Royal. Not more than seven thousand men could be mustered for the defence of the island. D’Estaing attempted nothing with this formidable armament.²

The later San Juan expedition stays off this page. The 1779 captaincy stays on Nelson Post-Captain — 1779. This page does not invent a gun-count for Fort Charles.

Sources

• @southey1813nelson
• Nelson Post-Captain — 1779

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Footnotes

1. 1779 captaincy only: Nelson Post-Captain — 1779. Complement two hundred; not more than ten survived: Hinchinbrook San Juan Mortality — 1780. ↩

2. Count d’Estaing; 125 sail; reputed 25,000 men; threatened Jamaica from St. Domingo; appointed to command the batteries of Fort Charles at Port Royal; not more than 7,000 mustered; d’Estaing attempted nothing. @southey1813nelson vol. 1, pp. 29–30 (1813). Do not invent a gun-count for Fort Charles. ↩