The British Capture of Martinique Seven Years' War in The London Chronicle 1762

MONCKTON, Major General Robert. The British capture of Martinique during the Seven Years' War, a comprehensive reporting including Monckton's despatch given in full in The London Chronicle. Universal Evening Post. Vol. XI, No. 828. March 20-23, 1762.
 
Complete original eight-page 300x220mm newspaper (pp. 273-280). Contemporary red newspaper tax stamp to p. 276. Old horizontal and vertical folds as issued, with edge wear, short marginal tears and light creasing. Some splitting to the central fold but holding. Complete and overall very good.
 
This issue is largely devoted to the British capture of Martinique during the Seven Years' War, printing in full the official London Gazette Extraordinary containing Major-General Robert Monckton's despatch from Fort Royal, dated 9 February 1762. Extending over five pages, the report gives Monckton's detailed account of the campaign and capture of the island, together with the Articles of Capitulation, extensive returns of officers and men killed and wounded, inventories of captured artillery, ammunition and military stores, and Rear-Admiral Sir George Rodney's letter congratulating Monckton on the success of the expedition. 
 
The conquest of Martinique removed France's principal Caribbean possession and one of the world's richest sugar-producing colonies, representing one of Britain's major military and naval successes of the later stages of the Seven Years' War and an important factor in the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Paris (1763) with Martinique handed back to France in exchange for concessions, including Canada. A fascinating periodical detailing a key conflict within the Seven Years' War.