American Revolution Gallery

SAN FERNANDO DE OMOA, 1779. A British sailor offering a sword to an unarmed Spanish

SAN FERNANDO DE OMOA, 1779.
A British sailor offering a sword to an unarmed Spanish officer to defend himself in the Battle of San Fernando de Omoa, fought between the British and Spanish at San Fernando de Omoa, Guatemala, shortly after Spain entered the American Revolutionary War, October-November 1779. Engraving, late 18th or early 19th century

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YORKTOWN: SURRENDER, 1781. The surrender of Lord Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown

YORKTOWN: SURRENDER, 1781.
The surrender of Lord Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, at the end of the American Revolutionary War, 19 October 1781. From left to right: General O'Hara standing front and center, General Lincoln on white horse, General George Washington on brown horse in background. Oil on canvas by John Trumbull

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CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENT, 1776. Congressional document ordering John Ashmead, clerk

CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENT, 1776.
Congressional document ordering John Ashmead, clerk of the frigate Randolph to stay on board while the rest of his crew went on an expedition. Signed by John Hancock, Robert Morris, Button Gwinness, Francis Lewis, George Read, and Arthur Middleton, 12 July 1776

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