The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01350 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0039] February 1782 |
| Title | The comte d'Aboville to Henry Knox [in French] about abandoned artillery |
| Date | 10 February 1782 |
| Author | Aboville, François-Marie, comte d' (1730-1817) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses abandoned cannon in Virginia. Writes at the urging of the Comte de Rochambeau, who is sure Knox was unaware of them. (See also GLC02437.01365, Knox's response, written in English.) |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown France Global History and Civics |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Aboville, François-Marie, Comte d' (1730-1817) Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de (1725-1807) |
| Place written | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Library of Congress lists Aboville's first name as Marie-François, but almost every other source available lists it as François-Marie. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to François-Marie, comte d'Aboville about the loss of cannon |