This volume consists of two diaries by William Bamford, an Irish officer in the British Army in the mid-18th century: The first is ¿A narrative of the campaigns and feats of arms of the 35th Regiment (Royal Sussex)¿. It covers the regiment¿s activities during the French and Indian War and includes an account of the siege and capture of Louisbourg in 1758, British capture of Qu¿c in 1759, the French siege of Qu¿c in 1760 and the capture of Montreal, a march to Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, and Albany in 1761, a voyage to Barbados in 1761, the siege and capture of Martinique and Havana in 1762, a voyage to Saint Augustine Florida, Charleston, South Carolina, and Port Royal, Jamaica in 1763, and a voyage to Pensacola, Florida and a description of Mobile, Alabama (then part of West Florida), and other parts of West Florida, in 1765, and finally back again to England by way of Havana in 1765. Also included in this section are a copy of a letter from Major General Webb to Colonel Munro dated 4 August, 1757 documenting Webb¿s refusal to reinforce Bamford¿s regiment at Fort William Henry, and two anecdotes from 1759 and 1760 regarding Anglo-French battles fought outside Qu¿c. The second dairy, running from January through December 1776, documents William Bamford¿s service in the 40th Regiment at Boston after the battle of Bunker Hill, during the winter and early spring of 1776, the British evacuation to Halifax, return to Staten Island, New York, the campaign on Long Island, and the occupation of New York City. In Part II, between the two diaries, a transcribed letter from Bamford relates part of his career, along with his commission as a captain in the 40th Foot.

John B. Hattendorf is the Ernest J. King Professor Emeritus of Maritime History at the U.S. Naval War College, where he held that professorship for 32 years from 1984 to 2016. A former officer in the U.S. Navy, 1964-1973, he holds degrees in history from Kenyon College (A.B., 1964), Brown University (A.M., 1971), and the University of Oxford (D.Phil., 1979; D.Litt., 2016). In addition to his many distinguished contributions to the field of maritime history, he also works on eighteenth century military history. He is the author of England in the War of the Spanish Succession: The English View and Conduct of Grand Strategy, 1702-1713 (1979) and several entries on serval early eighteenth century British military figures, including the first Duke of Marlborough, in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He was editor-in-chief of Marlborough: Soldier and Diplomat (2012) and Charles XII: Warrior King (2018).