The capture of Havana : A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1900?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, July 1900'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
Printed beneath the title are two letters of acknowledgement for receipt of poems from McGonagall, one from Francis Knollys on behalf of the Prince of Wales, the other on behalf of the Queen.
First lines read: 'Twas in the year 1762 that France and Spain / Resolved, allied together, to crush Britain; / But the British Army sailed from England in May, / And arrived off Havana without any delay.
Albemarle, George Keppel, Earl of, 1724-1772
English poetry
French and Indian War, 1755-1763