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Image: View of the Attack Against Fort Washington

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Description: Contemporaneous view drawn by British officer Thomas Davies of the attack against Fort Washington on November 16, 1776. Shows artillery fire on the fort and redoubts as well as several boats of soldiers in the river. The New Jersey Palisades and the Hudson River are also shown in the background.
Title: A View of the Attack against Fort Washington and Rebel Redouts near New York on the 16 of November 1776 by the British and Hessian Brigadeslabel QS:Len,"A View of the Attack against Fort Washington and Rebel Redouts near New York on the 16 of November 1776 by the British and Hessian Brigades"
Credit: This image is available from the New York Public Library's Digital Library under the digital ID 54209: digitalgallery.nypl.org → digitalcollections.nypl.org
Author: Thomas Davies
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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