Journal kept by John Robertson a British prisoner of war in France at the time of the Napoleonic Wars

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Title
Journal kept by John Robertson a British prisoner of war in France at the time of the Napoleonic Wars
Reference
JOD/202/1
Collection
  • National Maritime Museum, UK: Journals And Diaries (JOD)
Document Type
  • Correspondence
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
6 Jan 1806 - 27 Dec 1811
Description
Journal kept by John Robertson as a British prisoner of war in France at the time of the Napoleonic Wars, 1806-11. It is a day by day account of events experienced by him as a prisoner after his ship was wrecked and sunk off Calais.
Theme
  • Warfare