A view in America in 1778

A view in America in 1778
Print shows an African man lying on the ground, wounded by cannon shot, over him are standing several men, on the left is a congressman clearly suffering from a visual disorder (strabismus or walleye and also, perhaps, blindness to the needs of the military), center is a military officer gesturing with his tricornered hat to the wounded soldier while looking at the congressman. On the right is a well dressed soldier mocking three disgruntled, ragged soldiers. In the background is a fenced area labeled "US", on a hill above is a fort, presumably British, from which a soldier fires cannons upon the enclosure from which soldiers are apparently retreating toward a palisade.
Date Created/Published: [London] : Pubd. by M. Darly, 1778 Augt. 1.

Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-46659 (b&w film copy neg.)

Source: U.S. Library of Congress

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