THE PROCEEDINGS OF A GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL HELD AT THE HORSE-GUARDS ON FRIDAY THE 7th, and continued by several Adjournments to Monday the 24th of March 1760;
and of a general Court-martial held at the Horse-Guards on Tuesday the 25th of March, and continued by several Adjournments to Saturday the 5th of April 1760, upon the Trial of Lord George Sackville. Published by authority. Pp. 224; post 8vo; twentieth century qr. red. morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, red cloth boards, book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, binder's ticket at foot of lower pastedown, a little light foxing; printed for A. Millar, London, 1760. First edition. ESTC T44505. *With the printed line of erratum at end. \lang2057 George German, 1\super st\nosupersub Viscount Sackville (1716-1785) was a British Army officer and politician. At the Battle of Minden (1759) he commanded the British army contingent, under the overall command of Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. After Ferdinand called for a British cavalry charge against the French and Sackville withheld permission for their advance, he was relieved of his command, sent back to England, and Court Martialled for disobeying orders. The court found him guilty, upheld his discharge, and ruled that his was 'unfit to serve His Majesty in any military Capacity whatever'. He later served as Secretary of State for the Colonies, from 1775 to 1782. Item #176145
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