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Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803 Plan of the investment of York and Gloucester

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01869 Author/Creator: Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Map Date: February 1782 Pagination: 1 map ; 65 x 46 cm. Order a Copy

Drafted at Washington's request, shortly after the battle of Yorktown, Virginia. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 189, with references.

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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