Cannon Ball, Revolutionary War, Battle of Yorktown Virginia

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Cannon Ball, Revolutionary War, Battle of Yorktown Virginia:
$99.95

style=\"text-decoration:none\" height=\"21px\" valign=\"middle\" face=\"arial\" CANNON BALL

REVOLUTIONERY WAR 1781

BATTLE OF YORKTOWN VIRGINIA

UP FOR SALE ISA BRITTISH 6 POUNDER CANNON BALL FROM THE BATTLE OFYORKTOWNVIRGINIA. THIS ONE IS 3.52\" DIAMETER AND WEIGHS6 LB. 3OZ., EXACTLY WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, FOR A 6 POUNDER CANNON. BRITTISH CANNON BALLS WERE A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER THAN A US MADE BALL. I POST SIZE AND WEIGHTIN MY PHOTO\'S SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GETTING BEFORE YOU BUY. THISWAS FOUND IN THE VICINITY OF YORKTOWN AND COMES FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. IT SHOWS MILD PITTING AND A NICE BROWNISH PATINA. SMOOTH AND A VERYNICE BROWN PATINA.I GUARANTEE THIS CANNON BALL TO BE AUTHENTIC ORYOUR MONEY BACK, NO QUESTIONS.

THE BATTLE TOOK PLACE ON SEPT. 28, THRU OCTOBER 19, 1781. THE COLONIST WERE LEDBY GEORGE WASHINGTON AND FRENCH SYMPATHIZERS WITH 8,800 STRONG.THE BRITTISH WERE LED BY LORD CONWALLIS WITH 7,800 STRONG. THE FRENCH MOVED ARTILLERY INTO PLACE WHICH I SUSPECT THIS CANNON BALL CAME FROM. AFTER A FIERCE BTTLE, THE COLONIST WERE VICTORIOUS AND THIS OFFICIALLY ENDED THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. CAUSALTIES: 6000 BRITTISHSOLDIERS SURRENDERED WITH 240 PIECES OF ARTILLERY, SMALL ARMS ANDEQUIPMENT. 500 WERE KILLED, WOUNDED OR MISSING AS OPPOSED TO ONLY 80 AMERICANS AND 200 FRENCH SOLDIERS. THIS VICTORY LED TO A PEACE TREATY AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE INDEPENDENCE OF AMERICA.

I WILL PUT THIS ON A NICE WOODEN STAND WITH A BRASS TAG THAT STATES: \"REVOLUTIONARY WAR\" SIMULAR TO THE ONE SHOWN IN PHOTO 7, THAT ALREADY SOLD.THE LAST5 PICTURES WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE ITEM. ONE IS A NICE WRITE-UP SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.

FOR SALE IN THE USA ONLY. PAYMENT EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF offer CLOSING. SHIPS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PAYMENT. NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING.

style=\"text-decoration:none\" />On Oct-25-14 at 11:31:01 PDT, seller added the following information:

SEE LAST PHOTO. THIS IS THE DISPLAY STAND YOU WILL GET WITH THIS CANNON BALL. IT STATES: \"CANNON BALL, REVOLUTIONARY WAR\".