Narrative of the expedition which sailed from England in 1817, to join the South American patriots : comprising every particular connected with its formation, history, and fate; with observations and authentic information elucidating the real character of the contest, mode of warfare, state of the armies, etc. /

Hackett went out as lieutenant in Col. J. A. Gilmore's Artillery brigade, which was disbanded before reaching South America. The writer did not see any actual service, but his Narrative gives account of several British expeditions of 1817

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