Citation - New London Summary: 1763.08.05

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Index Entry Drums, in Havannah, beat as British evacuate Havannah 
Location Havannah 
Citation
NLS.763.010
5 Aug 1763:21 (261)
Boston, August 1 . . .  That on Wednesday the 6th of July,
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Spanish guards took
possession of the Moro Castle and the other Fortresses
together with the city and town of Havanna; when the English
flag was struck and the Spanish hoisted in many places   The
British troops marched with music playing and drums beating,
making a grand procession, down to the water-side, where the
boats . . . were waiting to receive them, and carried them
on board their respective ships. . .


Generic Title New London Summary 
Date 1763.08.05 
Publisher Green, Timothy 
City, State New London, CT 
Year 1763 
Bibliography B0025264
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