[Gen Knox presents his compliments to the Marquis de Rostaing].

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Gen Knox presents his compliments to the Marquis de Rostaing].

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GLC#
GLC02437.01260-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
24 October 1781
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
[Gen Knox presents his compliments to the Marquis de Rostaing].
Place Written
Yorktown, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. :
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Indicates that he is sending one of the pieces of ordnance seized from a British redoubt at the Battle of Yorktown to the regiment of Gattenois, which stormed that redoubt on 14 October 1781. The transfer was made in accordance with George Washington's orders (see GLC02437.01259). A third person letter in Shaw's hand.

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