Storming of Fort Oswego, by 2nd Battalion Royal Marines and a party of Seamen; 15m past Twelve at Noon...
Coloured aquatint by R Havell after I Hewett, published by R Havell, 1815.
A British naval force attacked Fort Oswego on 6 May 1814 during the War of 1812. An important American supply depot, it was situated on Lake Ontario in New York. A landing force commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Victor Fischer, consisting of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Marines, a company of the Glengarry Light Infantry, a company of the Regiment de Watteville and a detachment of 200 sailors, took the fort while the frigates HMS 'Prince Regent' and HMS 'Princess Charlotte' engaged Oswego's guns. After destroying the defences and capturing supplies and several American schooners, the British withdrew.
The Cherwell is shown stern view in the centre left, and there is very little information available about this ship. This depiction does not show the Prince Regent or Princess Charlotte.
A British naval force attacked Fort Oswego on 6 May 1814 during the War of 1812. An important American supply depot, it was situated on Lake Ontario in New York. A landing force commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Victor Fischer, consisting of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Marines, a company of the Glengarry Light Infantry, a company of the Regiment de Watteville and a detachment of 200 sailors, took the fort while the frigates HMS 'Prince Regent' and HMS 'Princess Charlotte' engaged Oswego's guns. After destroying the defences and capturing supplies and several American schooners, the British withdrew.
The Cherwell is shown stern view in the centre left, and there is very little information available about this ship. This depiction does not show the Prince Regent or Princess Charlotte.
Object Details
| ID: | PAH8150 |
|---|---|
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Havell, Robert; Hewett, I. |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Date made: | 6 May 1814 |
| People: | Royal Marines |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 446 x 565 mm; Folder: 558 mm x 735 mm |
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