Casualty reports from 1808 and 1809, page 10
Casualty table from Young's Essay, page 10The image to the right and the transcription of the table, below, give casualty reports on the island of Tobago from 1808 and 1809.
[page 10]
1808
Officers
Europeans ye Royals & 24 artillery
Africans
Garrison
Monthly Returns
No
Died
[Sjts?]
[Dms?]
Rank & File
Total
Sick
died
Total
Sick
Died
Totals
Sick
died
January
15
-
17
5
241
264
23
2
86
-
-
350
23
2
February
16
1
17
6
237
260
27
4
86
1
-
346
28
4
March
17
-
17
6
236
259
21
1
86
1
-
345
22
1
April
17
-
21
7
226
254
21
-
87
1
-
341
22
-
May
16
-
20
7
226
253
15
-
88
4
-
341
19
-
June
15
-
20
7
226
253
15
-
88
3
-
341
17
-
July
14
-
18
7
229
254
15
-
88
4
-
342
19
-
August
16
-
16
7
276
299
45
1
88
7
-
367
52
1
Septr
16
-
14
7
282
300
33
2
87
4
1
392
37
3
Octobr
11
-
14
7
280
301
31
1
84
10
-
385
41
1
Nov
11
-
14
7
277
298
32
3
83
11
-
381
43
3
Decembr
13
-
14
7
277
298
45
-
85
3
-
383
38
-
Median No
15
1
17
7
249
274
27
14
86
4
1
360
31
15
1809
Europeans africans
Monthly Returns
No
Died
Sjts
Dms
R & File
Total
Sick
Died
Africans
Sick
Died
Total
Sick
Died
January
12
-
14
7
276
297
32
1
87
7
1
384
43
2
Feby
12
-
16
7
269
292
46
4
91
9
-
383
55
4
March
14
-
16
7
269
292
28
-
91
-
-
383
28
-
April
14
-
16
7
268
291
24
1
91
3
-
382
27
1
May
14
-
16
7
266
289
34
1
91
4
-
380
38
1
June
17
-
16
7
265
286
24
1
89
3
-
375
27
1
July
15
-
16
7
262
285
19
1
89
4
-
374
23
1
August
17
-
16
7
261
284
12
1
89
5
-
378
17
1
Septr
16
-
16
7
261
284
21
-
90
2
1
374
23
1
Octr
16
-
16
7
261
284
38
1
89
4
-
373
31
1
Novr
13
-
13
7
212
233
12
-
89
2
-
322
14
1
Decembr
12
-
12
7
209
230
29
1
89
4
-
319
33
1
Median No.
14
-
16
7
260
283
27
12
89
4
2
372
31
14
In this exhibition
- Background information
- Gallery and transcription
- Introducing the Essay
- Natural resources of the island
- Tobago's relative position
- The Commercial & political importance of the island of Tobago
- The Commercial & political importance of the island, continued
- Port of enterprize and command, page 29
- Orinoco River, page 30
- Appeal to British merchants, page 31
- Historical political instability of the island, page 32
- The reach of the Orinoco River, page 33
- Potential trade agreements with Spain, page 34
- Further trade routes with South America, page 35
- Establishing the port of Courland, page 36
- Prospects of national advantage, page 37
- Conclusions
- Military significance of Man o' war Bay, page 38
- Further significances, page 39
- Military consensus, page 40
- French intentions for the island, page 41
- Suitability as a port for ships of war, page 42
- Relative safety of the island, page 43
- The necessity to prepare for conflict, page 44
- Revelations of an inside source, page 45
- Fas est, et ab hoste doceri, page 46
- Select bibliography