BERGEN-op-ZOOM Holland 1814 Letter by General George Cook on the Battle

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Roosendaal, March 24,1814 “Sir I had the honor to receive your letter with its enclosure yesterday evening; and you may be assured that I shall be anxious to meet your wishes in placing every preceding connected with the operation in question. On the morning of the 9th instant in as clear a point of view as possible can. At the same time I beg leave to say that I think the Commander of the Forces is so well informed of every thing concerning the 33d Regiment by your Report (at which time I had not left Bergen-op-Zoom that it seems to me that the communication made to me by Lt. Col. Jones was unconnected with any particularly Corps; that officer merely stating the fact of the Enemy’s success as far as it had come to his knowledge in his situation as a prisoner Spence an early hour. Lt. Col. Jones could not then know any thing of the 33d having been near the Water Port Gate, or even in the place at. I mention this to exonerate him from any blame. Your report of the11 is so explanatory of what had occurred of the 33d as not having followed the Battalion of the Royal Scots. When I say in my report that soon after day-break came to me. I was extremely glad to find that the 33d had effected its Retreat. I was not interested in the impression made by the Enemy at the Water Port Gate which ultimately obliged the Royal Scots to retire from it. I came with the view in directing an Attack to be made from it in order to call the Enemy’s attention and relived the Troops at the Water Port Gate. I however found it would be useless to attempt such an operation across that part of Town. Before I close I must add that I saw every readiness and in the Battalion under your Command to charge the Enemy."
Great Account of a letter sent by Major General George Cooke to Major Edward Parkinson 33rd Regiment on the Siege of Bergen-de-Zoom, Holland March 8, 1814 a French victory and a defeat for the British. Total British losses for the assault 2,552 killed, wounded and captured; the vast majority at 2,000 officers and men capitulated. As 3,300 men had made the assault, the percentage of men lost, out of the total, stood at around 77% making it the highest rate of loss by the British Army in the Napoleonic Wars. Large expensive items will require more due to packing/shipping/insurance considerations. See our other fine items on eBay! Visit our ME Page
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