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Attacks On Fort Washington By His Majesty's Forces 1776 Antique Map Framed 23 X 19
Attacks On Fort Washington By His Majesty's Forces 1776 Antique Map Framed 23 X 19

Attacks On Fort Washington By His Majesty's Forces 1776 Antique Map Framed 23 X 19

Winning Bid
$235.00
Item #45232
Lot #22 of 77
Item Description

Attacks of Fort Washington by His Majesty s Forces under the Command of Gen.l Sir Willm How K:B. 16 Nov.r 1776

On 16 November 1776, the Hessian General Wilhelm von Knyphausen and his army of of 8,000 German mercenaries and British regulars attacked Fort Washington (now the location of Bennet Park at the intersection of Fort Washington Avenue and 183rd Street) making use of information provided by the first American traitor, William Demont, the fort’s adjutant.

Although the fort’s defenders were initially able to provide stiff resistance, they were eventually outflanked, and the the 3,000 man garrison was captured. The Americans were then imprisoned within British prison ships anchored in New York Harbor where a great many died of starvation and disease.

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