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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00866 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | Details on British standards (flags) captured at Yorktown |
| Date | 24 October 1781 |
| Author | Trumbull, Jonathan (1740-1809) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | The "Standards" cited were the 18 German and 6 British regimental flags captured at Yorktown. Date inferred from content. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Continental Army Battle Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Surrender Military Supplies President |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Trumbull, John (1756-1843) |
| Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., son of the governor of Connecticut, brother of painter John Trumbull, and himself a future governor of Connecticut , served as Washington's aide de camp during the Yorktown campaign. Washington presented the captured flags to Congress, via aide David Humphreys, on 3 November 1781. (Washington's letter to Congress, delivered with the flags, is dated October 27/29, 1781. The draft, dated October 26, is in the hand of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.) At least one of the standards captured at Yorktown was given to Washington by Congress. That flag, and several others taken at Yorktown, are now in the artillery museum at West Point. (See GLC02437.01274 for an inventory listing these captured standards.) |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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