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title: Assault on the Springfield Armory, January 1787
author: C. Kendrick
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19146/assault-on-the-springfield-armory-january-1787/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-06-26
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# Assault on the Springfield Armory, January 1787
_Authored by C. Kendrick_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19146.jpg)
## Image Caption
During [Shays' Rebellion](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shays'_Rebellion/), the Shaysites flee from Massachusetts militia during their failed assault on the Springfield Armory, on 25 January 1787. Illustration by C. Kendrick, from *The People's History of the World*, vol. VI by Edward Sylvester Ellis, c. 1902.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shays_forces_flee_Continental_troops,_Springfield.jpg) by [**C. Kendrick**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shays_forces_flee_Continental_troops,_Springfield.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 26 June 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.