A British sailor offering a sword to an unarmed Spanish officer to defend himself, at the attack of Fort Omoa, which was taken by escalade, on the 20 of Octr. 1779, under the command of Captn. Dalr

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts A British sailor offering a sword to an unarmed Spanish officer to defend himself, at the attack of Fort Omoa, which was taken by escalade, on the 20 of Octr. 1779, under the command of Captn. Dalr. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created 1783? Engraved for Barnard's New complete & authentic history of England. Illus. in: The new, comprehensive and complete history of England : .... By Edward Barnard, esq., assisted by ... Mr. Millar.... London : Printed for the author, and pub. by A. Hogg, [1783?], p. 694. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress. Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 311. A.

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