When was it published?

October 19, 1764 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News October 19, 1764

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Colonial Affairs, Military Campaign

Q: What keywords are associated?

Havanna Fortifications, Spanish Defenses, Timber Piles, Irish Engineer, Artillery Blockade

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Reports from Jamaica describe Spanish fortifications at Havana, where avenues to the citadel are being blocked with iron-secured timber piles topped with pikes to prevent heavy artillery transport from the sea. 20,000 trees cut under Irish engineer Mannelly's direction.

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They write from Jamaica, that among other fortifications now carrying on by the Spaniards at the Havanna, all the possible avenues to the citadel, and other strong holds, are shutting up, by driving huge piles of timber into the ground, strongly secured together with iron, and headed with sharp pikes. These piles are designed to render the future carriage of heavy artillery from the sea impracticable: 20,000 trees having been cut down for this purpose by the direction of one Mannelly, an Irish engineer, lately arrived from Spain.

What sub-type of article is it?

Colonial Affairs Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

Havanna Fortifications Spanish Defenses Timber Piles Irish Engineer Artillery Blockade

What entities or persons were involved?

Mannelly

Where did it happen?

Havanna

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Havanna

Key Persons

Mannelly

Outcome

designed to render the future carriage of heavy artillery from the sea impracticable

Event Details

Among other fortifications now carrying on by the Spaniards at the Havanna, all the possible avenues to the citadel, and other strong holds, are shutting up, by driving huge piles of timber into the ground, strongly secured together with iron, and headed with sharp pikes. 20,000 trees having been cut down for this purpose by the direction of one Mannelly, an Irish engineer, lately arrived from Spain.