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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01316 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | Ordnance taken at York and Gloucester |
| Date | 19-26 October 1781 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | List of ordnance, arms and military stores "taken in the Enemies posts of" York and Gloucester. This "summary return" likely dates between October 19 and October 26, 1781. On the 26th, Washington drafted a letter to Congress (the final is addressed October 27) enclosing a number of final returns (which he had just received) of material captured at Yorktown, including one for arms, ordnance and military supplies. This summary appears to include estimates of captured arms and ordnance based on early assessments, before detailed inventories had been made. As such, it probably dates to within a few days at most of the surrender. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Battle Global History and Civics Artillery Ammunition Military Supplies Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown Surrender |
| 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 |