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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10496 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0034] October 1781 |
| Title | Return of ordnance ammunition & stores at Glo'ster Point |
| Date | 19 October 1781 |
| Author | Smith, John (d.1837) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Lieutenant Smith, commanding Royal Artillery Glocester. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Muster Rolls and Returns Continental Army Ammunition Artillery Military Supplies Battle Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown |
| People | Smith, John (d.1837) |
| Place written | Gloucester Point, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Lt. John Smith (later General Sir John Smith) had served in Canada before being captured in 1775 at St. John's by Benedict Arnold's army. He was exchanged in 1777, and went on to fight at Brandywine, Germantown, Charlestown, and Yorktown. Smith later served in the West Indies under Ralph Abercromby (1795), in Holland under the Duke of York (1799), and at Gibraltar (1804-14), where he ended his tenure as governor. At the time of his death, Smith held the rank of colonel commandant. (See "History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery," J. Murray, 1872.) |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |