John Marshall

“ The be siegers, though greatly annoyed by the enemy’s shells, appear to have lost only 2 men. This island is famous for having prevented Sir George B. Rodney, with twelve sail of the line, from entering Fort Royal bay in 1782.
Lieutenant Ogle was subsequently entrusted with the command of a party of seamen landed at Point Negro to co-operate with the army, and remained on shore until after the surrender of Fort Bourbon, which completed the conquest of Martinique [3] . ”

“ This officer, a descendant of the Barons Ogle, of Northumberland, whose coat of arms is still borne by the family, and grand-nephew of Sir Chaloner Ogle, Knt., who died Admiral of the Fleet, in 1750, is the third and eldest surviving son of the late Sir Chaloner Ogle, Bart. [1] , by Hester, youngest daughter and co-heiress of John Thomas, Lord Bishop of Winchester. ”

“ They were exposed continually to the heavy rams and nocturnal damps which in a tropical climate so severely try the constitution; but, owing (as it was imagined) to the flannel shirts which were invariably worn by all ranks, they suffered less from sickness than could have been expected. ”