Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The English Frigate “Augusta”

Sixty Four Guns

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013

1. The English Frigate Augusta”
Sixty Four Guns Marker

Inscription. was destroyed an sunk
in the Delaware River
by Col. Smith's American Battery
October 23rd, A.D. 1777
——……… ——
This Cannon is one of the sixty four.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 38° 58.969′ N, 76° 29.208′ W. Memorial is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Decatur Road, on the left when traveling east on Maryland Avenue. On the USNA Campus, in front of Preble Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Preble Hall (a few steps from this marker); 14cm 3.5 inch Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Albert Abraham Michelson (within shouting distance of this marker); Sampson Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tripoli Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Made from USS Lexington Recycled Plastic Waste (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Tripoli Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); San Cayetano (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. U.S. Naval Academy Museum (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . The Battle of Red Bank. Resulting in the defeat of the Hessians and the Destruction of the British Frigate Augusta by McGeorge Wallace, 1905? Hathi Trust. (Submitted on December 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Additional commentary.
1.
During the Battle of Red

The English Frigate “Augusta” Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013

2. The English Frigate “Augusta” Marker

Bank the Ship of the Line Augusta and the Sloop of War Merlin ran aground. Merlin was burned by the British and Augusta was set afire by the American Batteries at Fort Mifflin.

— Submitted December 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.

Augusta Cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013

3. Augusta Cannon

Royal Seal of the Augusta Cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013

4. Royal Seal of the Augusta Cannon

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.