Inventarnummer
4201.208
Titel
Report on the defences of the Dardanelles
Beschreibung
A report on the guns and artillery storage and defences of the Dardanelles, a waterway in north of Turkey, written by Major Hope RA in dated 1st September 1799. He inspected the defences at the Dardanelles with Major Holloway, Royal Engineers. The report goes into detail on the of the guns, the quality of the metal used for the guns and the location of the castles on the Dandanelles and its distance from the artillery. It goes on assessing the defences and equiptment and whether they would work should an enemy attack. It also includes a table listing the number of non commissioned officers and gunners for seven different castles and batteries. The appendix at the end gives details of guns required.