Lusterrules So-Called Dollars

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Number 7 in a series of medals that were issued by George Lovett to commemorate eight different battles that were fought during the Revolutionary War in 1776. Fort Washington was built along the highest point of Manhattan at the north end of the of the Island. Just across the Hudson, Fort Lee sat high atop the New Jersey Palisades enabling the two forts to rain deadly artillery fire down upon any British warships that tried to sail up the Hudson and pass between the two forts. In addition, British warships were unable to rise the elevation of their guns enough to present effective return fire upon the two forts due to their height above the Hudson. By November of 1776, Fort Washington was the last stronghold for the Continental Army on the Island of Manhattan, and British Lieutenant General William Howe planned to take it. On Nov. 16, 1776, Howe ordered an attack on Fort Washington from the north, east and west sides. The number of patriots within the fort numbered 3,000 and those defending the north side were initially able to put up strong resistance to the attack, but the southern and western defenses were unable to repel the attack and were quickly overwhelmed. The northern defenses soon followed, causing the forts commanding officer Colonel Robert Magaw to surrender. 59 Americans were killed during the fighting, and 2,837 were taken as prisoners of war by the British. The Battle of Fort Washington is considered one of the worst defeats for the Continental Army of the Revolutionary War. This medal is made of white metal and has a strong strike and excellent luster. What may look like hairlines in my enlarged photos is actually die polish and is not distracting at all when looking at the medal in hand. The MS-64 deep proof like pop at NGC is 1/2. The overall rarity is R5 (76-200 known).