Source 3c

Extract of a private letter, St Ann’s, Barbados (CO 28/85)

Extract of a private letter, St Ann’s, Barbados (CO 28/85)
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I assure you the conduct of our Bourbon Blacks, particularly the Light company under Captain Firth (an old twelfth hand) has been the admiration of everybody, and deservedly.

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3. Read all parts of Source 3. This is an extract of a private letter, St Ann’s, Barbados 27 April 1816.

  • What is the attitude of the writer to the insurgents?
  • How many men were killed on both sides?