Salina B Bakerさんのイラストまとめ

Banastre Tarleton lost two fingers from a musket ball received in his right hand during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on 15 Mar 1781. Henry Knox accidently shot off two fingers on his left hand on 24 Jul 1773 age 23. Neither man is hiding his wounded hand in their paintings.

Richard Lord Howe and Mary Lady Howe, a pair of paintings by Thomas Gainsborough circa 1763. Richard was 37. Mary was 31. The painting of Richard is not the one we usually see, which was painted by John Singleton Copley in 1794 when Richard was a 68 year old admiral.

Dec 1780 Daniel Morgan wrote Thomas Sumter's followers from camp on the Pacolet River in SC regarding the lack of food supplies. Sumter refused to subjugate to Morgan in any way although Nathanael Greene issued orders that he was to do so. I'm certain Morgan wanted to slap Sumter

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Something lovely for your TL tonight. Countess Mary Howe, wife of Admiral Lord Richard Howe. Painting by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1764, oil on canvas.

A depiction of General Israel Putnam relinquishing his command to General Joseph Warren at Bunker Hill but Warren refused saying he had come to serve as a volunteer. Col William Prescott also tried to relinquish his command to Warren but received the same answer. #DrJosephWarren

Does anyone have a dog as a character in your book(s)? I do. His name is Azor and he belongs to this guy. 🐕

January 1778. Baron von Steuben left Boston and set out for York, PA to meet with Henry Laurens and the Continental Congress. John Hancock provided Steuben with a guide. Steuben’s secretary Pierre Duponceau, his aide Louis de Pontheire, & his dog Azor were among the group. 🐕

2/2 - Surrounded by smoke and confusion, Cornwallis called for his troops to fall back three times. When night fell, Cornwallis declared, “We’ve got the old fox safe now. We’ll go over and bag him in the morning.” In the morning, Washington & his army had stolen away in the dark.