Burning of HMS Gaspee

Illustration

Harrison W. Mark
by John McNevin
published on 15 November 2023
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Destruction of the schooner Gaspé in the waters of Rhode Island 1772, engraving by John McNevin, depicting the Gaspee Affair, during which the Royal Navy schooner HMS Gaspee was burned by American colonists on 10 June 1772, printed in New York, 19th century.

New York Public Library.

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