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Johnny Bull and the Alexandrians:
This cartoon satirizes how the citizens of Alexandria, Virginia, gave up without a fight when the British ("Johnny Bull") invaded their town in August 1814. Alexandria Mayor Charles Simms surrendered and turned over the city's stores of tobacco, rum, and other supplies. Here Johnny Bull, unfurling the terms of surrender, represents the powerful British force's arrogance.
by William Charles, November 1814. |