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title: British Warships Forcing a Passage of the Hudson Between Forts Washington and Lee
author: Thomas Mitchell after Dominic Serres
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18384/british-warships-forcing-a-passage-of-the-hudson-b/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-01-26
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# British Warships Forcing a Passage of the Hudson Between Forts Washington and Lee

_Authored by Thomas Mitchell after Dominic Serres_

## Image File

[![British Warships Forcing a Passage of the Hudson Between Forts Washington and Lee](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18384.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18384.jpg)

## Image Caption

British warships attempting to sail up the Hudson River but being fired upon by Fort Washington and Fort Lee, October 1776. Oil on canvas by Thomas Mitchell after Dominic Serres, c. 1776-1799.

National Maritime Museum of London, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Serres, T. M. a. D. (2024, January 26). British Warships Forcing a Passage of the Hudson Between Forts Washington and Lee. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18384/british-warships-forcing-a-passage-of-the-hudson-b/>
### Chicago
Serres, Thomas Mitchell after Dominic. "British Warships Forcing a Passage of the Hudson Between Forts Washington and Lee." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 26, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18384/british-warships-forcing-a-passage-of-the-hudson-b/>.
### MLA
Serres, Thomas Mitchell after Dominic. "British Warships Forcing a Passage of the Hudson Between Forts Washington and Lee." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Jan 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18384/british-warships-forcing-a-passage-of-the-hudson-b/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forcing_a_Passage_of_the_Hudson.jpg) by [**Thomas Mitchell after Dominic Serres**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forcing_a_Passage_of_the_Hudson.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 26 January 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.