Siege of St. Malo

DESCRIPTION: "On the fourteenth of November, Straight to the French coast we did steer, All against the brave St. Malo, With our fleet we did steer... To burn St. Malo down." They bombard the town. The French ships and town are burned
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1891 (collected by Sabine Baring Gould from J. Peale)
KEYWORDS: battle France
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Nov. 16-19, 1693 - Admiral Benbow's bombardment of St. Malo
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall, p. 19, "The Siege of St. Malo" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #3309
NOTES [12 words]: For Admiral John Benbow (1653-1702), see the notes to "Admiral Benbow." - RBW
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File: Gund019

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