Elias Durnford [SEP] cause of death
not punish the people of the town for the defence. De Gálvez agreed but insisted that the armed colonists would be treated as prisoners of war. This was agreed and Spanish troops entered Fort Charlotte in August 1780. De Gálvez later captured Pensacola and the rest of West Florida in 1781.
Durnford and his family returned to Britain and he carried on his military career in the 1790s, campaigning against the French forces in Martinique, Guadaloupe and St. Lucia.
Death.
Elias Durnford died from yellow fever on 21 June
Durnford
Durnford is a surname, and may refer to;
- Anthony Durnford, British Army officer
- Elias Durnford, British Army officer
- Elias Walker Durnford, British engineer
- Isaac Durnford, Canadian actor
- John Durnford, Admiral in the Royal Navy
- John Durnford (cricketer)
- Richard Durnford, Bishop of Chichester
- John Durnford-Slater, British Army officer
- Robin Durnford-Slater, Admiral in the Royal Navy
See also.
- Durnford, Wiltshire,