REVOLUTIONARY WAR 10 INCH MORTAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE
THIS 10 INCH MORTAR WAS SENT TO AMERICA AS PART OF THE FRENCH SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. IT SAW SERVICE AT THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA IN OCTOBER 1781, WHERE FRENCH ARTILLERYMEN SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED IT TO BOMBARD THE BRITISH DEFENCES.
SEE ALSO-REVOLUTIONARY WAR 10 INCH MORTAR MEMORIAL
SEE ALSO-REVOLUTIONARY WAR 10 INCH MORTAR MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
- AccessMilitary Base
- Wars CommemoratedREVOLUTIONARY WAR
- Type of MemorialArtillery War Memorial with Markers
- LocationENGLISH AVENUE AND MAPES ROAD
- City
- State
- Zip Code20755
- Photograph ByF. ROBBY
- Submitted ByCOURTESY OF HMdb.org
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