A brief history of the late expedition against Fort San Juan, so far as it relates to the diseases of the troops : together with some observations on climate, infection and contagion; and several of the endemial complaints of the West-Indies / by Thomas Dancer.

  • Dancer, Thomas.
Date:
1781
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Credit: A brief history of the late expedition against Fort San Juan, so far as it relates to the diseases of the troops : together with some observations on climate, infection and contagion; and several of the endemial complaints of the West-Indies / by Thomas Dancer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INTRODUCTION. TT is not the defign of the author of the following pages to write a full hiftory of the expedition: The object and conduct of that fervice, with every thing refpedting the mi- litary department, he is totally unqualified to judge of, and will therefore no further enter into his confiderations, than as they are connected with his defign j which is to explain the caufes of that general ficknefs and mortality that prevailed among the troops j and to make a few obfer- vations on fome of their difeafes. The ficknefs or health of troops, however, depends fo much on their fituation and movements, that he will be obliged to take fome account of thefe; and it is therefore propofed to give firft a fuccincl: hiftory or journal of the campaign, and then to make fome general remarks on the endemial difeafes of foldiers in the Weft-Indies.