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Washington firing the first gun at the siege of Yorktown.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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H. Pyle
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Washington firing the first gun at the siege of Yorktown.
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English: By artist H. Pyle, from "Story of the Revolution," page 190. "The group of officers on the left of the picture, behind the gun are Kochambeau, de Lauzun, Montmorency, and General Knox."
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WASHINGTON FIRING THE FIRST GUN AT THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN
The group of officers on the left of the picture, behind the gun, are Rochambeau, de Lauzun, Montmorency, and General Knox.
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NH 129
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