The Rescue


The Rescue – Sergeants Newton and Jasper of Marion's Brigade, rescuing American prisoners from a British guard, who had stacked their muskets while resting near a spring, South Carolina, 1779. 1876. Currier & Ives. Scene from the American Revolution. American soldiers hold four British soldiers at musket point, three already wounded. The captive Americans, a man and woman with a baby, remain crouched at left.


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Location: USA
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Keywords: &, 1876, american, army, art, british, colonials, continentals, currier, english, fine, general, george, ives, military, officers, prisoners, rescue, revolution, soldiers, troops, washington