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Ball taken out of a British Sergeant, who was the first killed on landing at Benedict

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

November 13, 1820

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 104

Additional Source Text:

"In the Patuxtent, for the purpose of Capturing the City of Washington."

Notes:

The British landed at Benedict, Md. on 14 Aug 1814.