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Storming Fort Oswego

Slightly foxed coloured etching of British soldiers carrying injured men to a rowboat on the shore of Lake Ontario in the foreground, while, on a hill,British troops overwhelm the American Fort Oswego in background. Printed at the bottom left: Drawn by Capt. Steele. Bottom centre: Storming Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario, North America. May 6th, 1814. Bottom left is imprinted with: J. Ross Robertson Collection.

Digital Archive of the Toronto Public Library, J. Ross Robertson Collection.

The Capture of Fort Oswego on Lake Ontario by Genl. Drummond and Sir J. Yeo May 6, 1814. Aquatint by Capt. Steele, RM (Royal Marines).