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Photographer: Devry Becker Jones (CC0)
Taken: November 14, 2020
Caption: Battle of the Kegs banner displayed in Bordentown
Additional Description: This whimsical ballad was written by Francis Hopkinson describing an attempted attack upon the British fleet as they were occupying the harbor of Philadelphia on January 6, 1778. The kegs were made at Colonel Joseph Borden's cooperage, filled with gunpowder, and floated down the Delaware River. Although the kegs didn't make contact with the warships, the song became a rallying cry for the patriots.
Submitted: November 16, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p550286
File Size: 4.482 Megabytes

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