SEE ALSO-REVOLUTIONARY WAR 10 INCH MORTAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE

THIS 10 INCH MORTAR WAS SENT TO AMERICA AS PART OF THE FRENCH SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. IT SAW SERVICE AT THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA IN OCTOBER 1781, WHERE FRENCH ARTILLERYMEN SUCCESSFULLY EMPLOYED IT TO BOMBARD THE BRITISH DEFENCES. SEE ...