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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00995 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0030] June 1781 |
| Title | Field artillery under the Marquis De LaFayette, June 1781 |
| Date | June 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Document gives the total of Lafayette's field artillery as 10 six pounders, 2 four pounders, 2 three pounders, and 2 five-and-a-half-inch howitzers. The artillery pieces were both captured and made for the Americans. One of the 6 pounders was taken from the Germans at the Battle of Bennington, several pieces were made by James Byers in both New York and Philadelphia, and the others came from various places. Title taken from docket. Docket in Samuel Shaw's hand, identifying document as relating to Lafayette's artillery. |
| Subjects | France Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Artillery Continental Army Battle Hessians Immigration and Migration Muster Rolls and Returns |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |