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Siege of Charleston.

  • ARTIST: Alonzo Chappel

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York.

  • MEDIUM: Engraving

    DATE: 1860

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 9/16 x 7 7/16" (14.1 x 18.8 cm) plus title and margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: "From the original Painting by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers".<br><br> Under the leadership of General Benjamin Lincoln, the American army sacrificed all escape routes in their effort to protect South Carolina's largest port city. However, Sir Henry Clinton launched a careful and methodical plan encircling with a British force of 10,000. On May 12th, 1780, General Lincoln was forced into an unconditional surrender of Charleston. This print shows a view looking towards the city from behind the British lines.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W.

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