--- title: Impressment of American Sailors into the British Navy author: Howard Pyle source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19461/impressment-of-american-sailors-into-the-british-n/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 2024-09-18 --- # Impressment of American Sailors into the British Navy _Authored by Howard Pyle_ ## Image File [![Impressment of American Sailors into the British Navy](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19461.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19461.jpg) ## Image Caption American sailors are impressed into the British Navy, wood engraving after Howard Pyle in *Harper's Monthly*, 1884. Library of Congress, Washington D.C. ## Cite This Work ### APA Pyle, H. (2024, September 18). Impressment of American Sailors into the British Navy. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Pyle, Howard. "Impressment of American Sailors into the British Navy." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 18, 2024. . ### MLA Pyle, Howard. "Impressment of American Sailors into the British Navy." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Sep 2024, . ## License & Copyright The public domain content above is from the [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/). You can copy it freely. [Original image](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002697680/) by [**Howard Pyle**](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002697680/). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 18 September 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.