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Faden, William (ca. 1750-1836) A Plan of the attack on Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina. by a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, on the 28th of June 1776. with the Disposition of the King's Land Forces, and the Encampments and Entrenchments of the...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03283 Author/Creator: Faden, William (ca. 1750-1836) Place Written: London Type: Map Date: 10 August 1776 Pagination: 1 map : col. ; 37 x 54.6 cm Order a Copy

Title continues: "Rebels from the Drawings made on the Spot." Mentions Lieutenant Colonel Tho[mas] James of the Royal Regimental Artillery. Hudson River is hand colored. Kenneth Nebenzahl's "Battle Plans of the American Revolution", page 64.

Faden, William, fl. 1750-1836

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