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IT^Tcj « o-1 /Z•V* "7 American /fatal hemes ba AUGUSTUS ). ROBMSON I— ,* *> j«^</ —L H J - - — CAPT. JOH/i QARRy ■■. ’-' ’- ma GUmo a blinding sa/ow f-TJ . __ vc V ' ' storm on Christmas Eve I SUCCESSFUL EXPLOITS ;.*• » _ 1776 THE AMERICAN IST* gee the Virginia Capes and o/v army under general. BaV HAD L/FTED THE SPIRITS f WASHINGTON, CROSSED THE ,^* OjN/ffs /AI THE y" Delaware and moved £s3ouß FRIGATES WERE BEING —-/>**<>• 3aPT Bar ay ey rHE MARINE >fv IF WAS |A- COMMAND OP A £BT^l ITeE — and Barry was seiecteo t£a -w. > i /SS? 0 * - > of volunteers to command one the "Effingham" Difficulties proved so great //v battles of trenton THE WINTER of 1776. THAT THE "EFFI/V6HAM" <f \\ *>B and PRiNCETON NEVER GOT TO SEA BUT THE OAUfI/VT <4~&X ~ * 4_ rjfi ‘ )k A rx/ A f}P PASSIVE ' Pfjf v' \ fiST/S COOt JUDGEMENT ” E .^*U J /<rTEER£D FOR SERVICE lteg& VW A3BEfciteg''&tatS IN THE F/ELO ■ NP JW * . WON THE ADM I RATION ' y \f ' ' RRyi PARTI Cl PAT— _ . L - -.1 L\ Princeton campaign was BARRy I H ARMS i tl Sr r one of the proudest EPISODES IN HIS CAREER. the hessians . captured by the ~ *-"-^S£T2L. AMERICANS IN the BATTLE IZjFTER THE !RENTON ~ OF Trenton PRINCETON CAMPAIGN BARRY RETURNED TO H/5 NAVAL DUTIES ON THE DELAWARE * ItJPo PREVENT THE AMERICAN FRIGATES, THEN LYING IN PHILADELPHIA, FROM FALLING INTO THE HANDS OF THE BRITISH THE CONTI NENTAL. CON6RESS ORDERED THAT THE SHIPS BE SCUTTLED AND SUNK «2fo this Barry strongly protested sl»t good sailor that m* he was, the Bold IRISHMAN OBEYED orders —AND THE SHIPS WERE SENT TO THE BOTTOM. *** . Jfryg ! 7 —-J — 7/ie lubberi line < t ~7T^M \ Mt v > . j ■°SK.-yt-/J , .%y" TH (5311 *# Jripe,iMled/heltM>eriluie 0 / sou™- »»*sr »y wen is jbairited on the toriPnrd \%* t 3 £’£2?„* t : age of the howl in Much «S?«Cb» the compass revolves V«/ ’"k *3S£S!S?'i?S&r fflhe lubbers line represents t>*th* >' ~%£rZZ£rV-Z£? A tnck at the Wheel/ /fiepomt on the ooinpass - t "°£o«th w * 9T • indicates toe ship's course. J&EANTIME A STRONG BRITISH FLEET cT£3 appeared in Delaware Bay- Em VENTS MOVED SWIFTLY /N LESS THAN THREE WEEKS THE AMERICAN ARMy WAS DEFEATED at Brandywine and on sept 26, /777 the British army entered Philadelphia. PB9P ;v/ " Bbl t ___ ~ ~ ■> General Wayne with a body of A troops°to S the eastern banks of the Delaware to secure CATTLE AND DESTROY FORAGE CAPT. BARRY PASSED OP THE RIVER IN SMALL BOATS AND BURNT ALL THE HAY ALONG THE SHORE DEPRIVING THE ENEMY OF NEEDED FORAGE. / co/vn/vuM
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