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The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Mante

The most thorough account of the conquest of Cuba by the English and Americans is that of Thomas Mante, published in London in 1772-a chapter of "The History of the Late War in America." The historian, Mante appreciated the dignity of his subject, and calls Havana the key of the riches of Mexico. The army was to be composed of 15,000 men, only 4,000 to go from England, 8,000 were already in the Indies, and the rest were to be supplied from North America. On arriving at Cuba the British fleet mustered:

SHIPS OF THE LINE. GUNS. CAPTAINS. FRIGATES. CAPTAINS. Namur 90 Harrison. Sutherland Everett. Valiant 74 Duncan. Thunder. Culloden 74 Barker. Lizard Bankes. Pembroke 60 Wheelock. Mercury Goodall Orford 66 Arbuthnot. Glasgow Douglas. Temeraire 74 Barton. Grenado. Rippon 60 Jekel. Trent Lindlay. Marlborough 68 Burnett. Cerebus Webber. Belleisle 64 Knight. Alarm Almes. Dragon 74 Hervey. Dover Ogle. Centuar 74 Lampriere. Richmond Elphinstone. Edgar 60 Drake. Ferrett. Alcide 64 Hankerson. Bonetta. Devonshire 66 Marshall. Basilisk. Defiance 60 M'Kenzie. Echo Lendrick. Dublin 74 Gascoigne. Lurcher. Cambridge 80 Goosetree. Enterprise Holton. Hampton-Court 64 Innis. Porcupine. Stirling-Castle 64 Campbell. Cygnet Napier. Temple 70 Legge. Peggy. Nottingham 60 Collingwood. Intrepid 60 Hale. The following regiments composed the army: