Regarding defense of Newport Rhode Island - Papers of the War Department

Regarding defense of Newport Rhode Island

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Type

Letterbook Copy

Description

Tousard gives impressions on defense of Newport Rhode Island.

Date

10/12/1798

Author

Recipient

Sent from

Newport

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters and Papers Received (Irregular Series) of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, 1789-1831. (RG77) (M417)

Document number

1798101240201

Page start

1

Note

Copy

Notable persons

James McHenry

Louis Tousard

Lewis Tousard

army

fleet

engineer

British

Americans

Navy

French

militia

Notable locations

Newport Rhode Island

Tamany Hill

harbour

goat island

Brenton's point

Castle Hill

Cononicut Island

coasters island

Fort Adams

Fort Wolcott

dumplin

Notable items

battery

fortification

barracks

powder

magazine

furnace

parapets

ships