1794-Jun./Aug.: A devastating outbreak of yellow fever struck the British army in Port-au-Prince, killing forty officers and over six hundred rank and file w…
1794-Jun./Aug.: A devastating outbreak of yellow fever struck the British army in Port-au-Prince, killing forty officers and over six hundred rank and file within two months. This mortality was so rapid that the garrison was often forced to use convalescents who could barely stand to make up the guards.
Source · p. 164
Edwards, Historical Survey, 164