A pitiful ballad, of english defeats & french victories, showing how englishmen ought to stand still and suffer themselves to be beaten, after the example of their cowardly forefathers.
Southampton.
Printed and Sold by T. Baker and Son, [s.d., c. 1804]
Dimensions: 190 x 320, Mount: 260 x 320.
Single leaf broadside. Mounted on modern grey card. Several old folds.
The second located copy of an early nineteenth century broadside ballad comprised of patriotic verses on a threatened French invasion at the height of the Napoleonic Wars; with reference to past engagements between the opposing forces of England and France, including the landing of the British expeditionary force in Egypt in an effort to eject the remnants of Napoleon's army from the region.
The usual databases record a single copy (Southampton).
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref: 27079
The usual databases record a single copy (Southampton).
