Price: $1,900.00
SKU: 54019
PUBLISHER: London. Published as the Act directs 26 March 1776, by Thos. Hart.
MEDIUM: Mezzotint engraving,
DATE: 1776.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 9/16 x 9 3/4" (32.0 x 24.9 cm).
DESCRIPTION: David Wooster, 1711-1777, was a Brigadier General in the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War. This print identifies Wooster as Commander in Chief, a position he held for only a short time. In April 1777 the British launched an expedition to raid a Continental Army supply depot in Danbury. The raid was met with little initial opposition and was successful. Upon their withdrawal, they were attacked by a quickly assembled force under the command of Wooster and Benedict Arnold. During the attack Arnold's horse was shot out from under him and Wooster was wounded and died a few days later. It is noted that Wooster's finals words were "I am dying, but with a strong hope and persuasion that my country will gain her independence." <br><br>
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition, hairline top, and side margins, lower publication line trimmed off.
REFERENCE: Cresswell, D. "American Revolution in Drawings and Prints" #235.
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