British Field Gun - St. Albans, VT
Posted by: Vermontish
N 44° 48.655 W 073° 04.920
18T E 651664 N 4963735
Field piece at Historical Museum
Waymark Code: WM45FF
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2008
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Display in front of St. Albans Historical Museum.
Cast 1776. Fired 3-4 lb. shot.
Used by British Army in Napoleonic War.
Used by British Army at Battle of Plattsburgh (1814), when it was captured by Vermont Militia.
Used by Canada Border Protection in 1837.*
Arrived here 1840.
*Not sure what this means. Was it returned to the British, or was "Canada Border Protection" an American agency? Will check with the Historical Society.