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NH 42904 Action off the Virginia Capes, 5 September 1781.

Action off the Virginia Capes, 5 September 1781.
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Title: Action off the Virginia Capes, 5 September 1781.
Caption: Chart prepared by Colonel H.L. Landers, Army War College, and drawn by Donald E. Windham, showing positions of the British and French fleets during the day of the action. "Yorktown, the sea battle off the Capes of Virginia, September 5, 1781."
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Catalog #: NH 42904
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Drawn by Donald E. Windham; Prepared by Colonel H.L. Landers, F.A., Historical Section, Army War College, Washington, D.C., June 1931.
After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo, Chart
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