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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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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1776, American, Arthur, Ashland, Autograph, Clerk, Francis, Frigate, George, Hancock, Handwriting, John, July, Late, Lewis, Manuscript, Middleton, Morris, Navy, Randolph, Read, Revolutionary War, Robert, Signature

THE RANGER, 1777. Painting of the Ranger, sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy

THE RANGER, 1777.
Painting of the Ranger, sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy during the American Revolution, built at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1777. It was placed under the command of John Paul Jones, subsequently captured by the British in 1780 and renamed H.M.S. Halifax

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