Extract from a letter from Edward Harvey to John Irwin, 30 June 1775. Catalogue ref: WO 3/5 p.37
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That attempting to conquer A[merica] Internally by our L[an]d Force is as wild an Idea as ever controverted [denied] Comm. [common] Sense will be in the end apparent.
Adieu [goodbye] & etc. E.H. [Edward Harvey]
London 30th June 1775.
- What does this letter infer about the attitude of British soldiers towards war in America?
- Why do you think it was difficult for a land force to conquer the American continent? [Refer to Sources 2a & 4 in your answer]
- John Irwin was the Commander in Chief in Ireland (1775-82). What does this reveal about communication networks between British territories in the late eighteenth-century?