Cannon Ball, Revolutionary War, Battle of Yorktown Virginia

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Cannon Ball, Revolutionary War, Battle of Yorktown Virginia:
$155.49

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REVOLUTIONERY WAR 1781

BATTLE OF YORKTOWN VIRGINIA

UP FOR SALE ISA 9 POUNDER CANNON BALL FROM THE BATTLE OFYORKTOWNVIRGINIA. THIS ONE IS 4,07\" DIAMETER AND WEIGHS9 LB.1OZ., EXACTLY WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, FOR A9 POUNDER CANNON. I POST SIZE AND WEIGHTIN MY PHOTO\'S SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GETTING BEFORE YOU BUY. THISWAS FOUND IN THE VICINITY OF YORKTOWN AND COMES FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. ITHAS A NICE SMOOTHSURFACE IS AND SHOWS A NICE BROWN PATINA. THIS BALL IS CLEANED AND HAS BE PRESERVED TO PREVENT IT FURTHER RUSTING.IT IS FRENCH MADE DEFINITELY FROM THEREVOLUTIONARY WAR, SINCE THIS SIZE BALL WAS PHASED OUT BY THE TIME THE CIVIL WAR STARTED. THIS WAS BOUGHT AT A RICHMOND VA. CIVIL WAR SHOW SEVERAL YEARS AGO ANDIS GUARANTEED BY ME TO BE AUTHENTIC. I WILL FURNISH A LETTER DOCUMENTING THIS.

THE BATTLE TOOK PLACE ON SEPT. 28, THRU OCTOBER 19, 1781. THE COLONIST WERE LEDBY GEORGE WASHINGTON AND FRENCH SYMPATHIZERS WITH 8,800 STRONG.THE BRITTISH WERE LED BY LORD CONWALLIS WITH 7,800 STRONG. THE FRENCH MOVED ARTILLERY INTO PLACE WHICH I SUSPECT THIS CANNON BALL CAME FROM. AFTER A FIERCE BTTLE, THE COLONIST WERE VICTORIOUS AND THIS OFFICIALLY ENDED THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. CAUSALTIES: 6000 BRITTISHSOLDIERS SURRENDERED WITH 240 PIECES OF ARTILLERY, SMALL ARMS ANDEQUIPMENT. 500 WERE KILLED, WOUNDED OR MISSING AS OPPOSED TO ONLY 80 AMERICANS AND 200 FRENCH SOLDIERS. THIS VICTORY LED TO A PEACE TREATY AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE INDEPENDENCE OF AMERICA.

THIS COMES WITHWOODEN STANDWITH A BRASS ID TAG STATING: CANNON BALL, BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, VA.. THE LAST5 PICTURES WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE ITEM. ONE IS A NICE WRITE-UP SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.

FOR SALE IN THE USA ONLY. PAYMENT EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF offer CLOSING. SHIPS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PAYMENT. NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.

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