“The Battle of Germantown” by Xavier della Gatta
Stephen R. Gilbert, “An Analysis of the Xavier della Gatta Paintings of the Battles of Paoli
and Germantown, 1777: Part II,” Military Collector & Historian, vol. XLVII, no. 4
(Winter 1995), 146-162.
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The Cliveden mansion, owned by Benjamin Chew at the time of the Germantown battle.
See also, Thomas J. McGuire’s The Surprise at Germantown , October 4
th 1777
(Gettysburg, Pa.: Thomas Publications, 1994)
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(Above) Lt. St. George being carried off the field by Corporal Peacock.
Ens. Richard St George Mansergh St George, 4
th Regiment of Foot, 1776
Enlargement of the wounded light infantryman, showing nicely the uniform and equipment,
including the blanket rolled around the soldier’s necessaries and carried on a sling. For more
details see, "`Necessarys … to be Properley Packd: & Slung in their Blanketts’: Selected
Transcriptions 40th Regiment of Foot Order Book,” http://revwar75.com/library/rees/40th.htm
One of a series of drawings thought to have been executed by Lt. Richard St George Mansergh St
George. He is possibly the figure in the blue cloak with a head wound.
Richard St George Mansergh St George, as an ensign in the 4
th Regiment of Foot, 1776. In
December 1776 St. George purchased a lieutenant’s commission in the 52d Regiment, and served
with the light company until wounded at Germantown, 4 October 1777.
(Painting by Thomas Gainsborough.)
(Following page) “The Attack upon the Chew House” by Howard Pyle (1898).
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