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Object Number:
INV.5631.1 New-York Historical Society
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Cartridge Box badge depicting crown and “26” of the British 26th Regiment of Foot, War of the Revolution. 1760-1783
“In the autumn of 1775, when Montgomery captured St. John’s, the garrison included part of this regiment, who were confined at Ticonderoga, where this Badge was found. In 1776, these prisoners were exchanged adn camped on Staten Island. The regiment was disbanded in 1779.”