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Storming of a British Redoubt by American Troops at Yorktown
Eugene Louis Lami
1840
French artist Eugene Lami depicts the decisive moments leading to the end of the Revolutionary War as American forces overtake the British at Yorktown, Virginia. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, sword arm raised, leads his men to the capture of British Redoubt 10. The British flag is being lowered in surrender while the American flag is rising in victory. The background shows the incoming French fleet on the horizon to the right and the trapped British supply fleet in the center. In 1878 art collector William Corcoran donated this painting to his native Virginia, which he noted "has been justly designated as the Mother of Statesmen and Heroes." |