British 3-pdr Gun Captured at Yorktown - US Engraving
Example of a new type of light bronze gun introduced in 1775. It was light enough to be carried on men's shoulders or packed on horses or mules. This one was made in 1776 and brought to America. It was captured when British General Cornwallis surrendered his army at the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
After capture, the Americans engraved on the piece: Surrendered by the Capitulation of Yorktown Oct 18, 1781.
After visiting the Cherokee National Museum, I drove southwest, to go to Fort Sill. This is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma. It is home to the Artillery Museum and the Air Defense Artillery Museum. I visited this place on June 8, 2019.
British 3-pdr Gun Captured at Yorktown - US Engraving
Example of a new type of light bronze gun introduced in 1775. It was light enough to be carried on men's shoulders or packed on horses or mules. This one was made in 1776 and brought to America. It was captured when British General Cornwallis surrendered his army at the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
After capture, the Americans engraved on the piece: Surrendered by the Capitulation of Yorktown Oct 18, 1781.
After visiting the Cherokee National Museum, I drove southwest, to go to Fort Sill. This is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma. It is home to the Artillery Museum and the Air Defense Artillery Museum. I visited this place on June 8, 2019.