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Thomas Davies: The Landing of the British Forces in the Jerseys on the 20th of November 1776 under the command of the Rt. Hon. Lieut. Gen. Earl Cornwallis   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Thomas Davies  (1737–1812)  wikidata:Q15520500 s:en:Author:Thomas Davies
 
Alternative names
Thos. Davies
Description English soldier, artist and naturalist
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata 16 March 1812 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Shooter's Hill Edit this at Wikidata Blackheath Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q15520500
Title
The Landing of the British Forces in the Jerseys on the 20th of November 1776 under the command of the Rt. Hon. Lieut. Gen. Earl Cornwallis
Description
English: Landing of the British troops, led by General Cornwallis, at the base of the Palisades near Fort Lee, New Jersey, on the morning of November 20, 1776. After ascending the Palisades, the British troops marched on Fort Lee, resulting in the evacuation of the fort by the Continental Army and their general retreat across New Jersey. This event is known as the Battle of Fort Lee.
Date 1776
date QS:P571,+1776-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium watercolor
medium QS:P186,Q22915256
institution QS:P195,Q219555
Notes

Artist is probably Thomas Davies.

Note 2.) Drawing depicts November 20, 1776.
Note 3.) Emmett Collection 7815 cataloged in "Picturing America" as Deák 157
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This image is available from the New York Public Library's Digital Library under the digital ID 54210: digitalgallery.nypl.org → digitalcollections.nypl.org

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