Observations on the Walcheren diseases, which affected the British soldiers, in the expedition to the Scheldt, commanded by Lt. Gen. the Earl of Chatham / by G.P. Dawson.

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1810
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Credit: Observations on the Walcheren diseases, which affected the British soldiers, in the expedition to the Scheldt, commanded by Lt. Gen. the Earl of Chatham / by G.P. Dawson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    OBSERVATIONS ON THE tValcheren Diseases WHICH AFFECTED THE iBRITISH SOLDIERS, IN TllE EXPEDITION TO THE COMMANDED BY Lt. Geii. The Earl of Chatham. BY G. P. DAWSON, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London. ' iff.. •>»' The fiends of Walch'ren's swampy coasf, • Breathe venom'd fate among our host: In vain we fight! <he subtle charm, t, Unnerves the warrior's lifted arm ; Cold damps suppress the struggling bi^Qaf h, And chill the dauntless heart in death ' '^ c ^»0« Ifnftely, Printer, Corn-Hill, Ipszcich. 1810