Narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, K. B. Relative to his conduct during part of his command of the King's Troops in North America; Particularly to that which respects to the unfortunate issue of the campaign of 1781.
1783. London: printed for J. Debrett (successor to Mr. Almon) opposite Burlington-House, Piccadilly, 1783.
8vo, 115 pp., lacking half-title, errata slip bound in after title. Modern half roan, worn and scuffed, front joint cracked. Internally very good.
§ First edition. Clinton's defense of his command of British forces in the the final years of the Revolutionary War and his attempt to pin the blame on Cornwallis for the disastrous campaign that ended in defeat at Yorktown and with the final loss of the American colonies. The sizable appendix contains "copies and extracts of those parts of his correspondence with Lord George Germain, Earl Cornwallis, Rear Admiral Graves, & co..." Howe C-496. Item #124885
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