REVOLUTIONARY WAR 10 INCH MORTAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Artillery War Memorial with Markers
Access: Military Base
Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Photograph By: F. ROBBY
Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org
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
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