(Cannon), (sculpture).

(Cannon), (sculpture).

Unknown (Strasbourg, Germany), founder.

(Cannon), (sculpture).

1758 (?). Dedicated Dec. 2, 1905.

Cannon: approx. L. 64 in.; Base: approx. & ft. x 5 ft..

A cannon, with accompanying text plaque.

History -- United States -- Revolution

History -- Canada

Object -- Weapon -- Cannon

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Elizabeth

Union County Courthouse, 2 Broad Street, Front grounds, Elizabeth, New Jersey

Bronze plaque set on stone marker in front of cannon reads: 'This gun, cast in Strasbourg in/1758, was sent by Louis XV, King/of France to Canada for the defence/of Quebec. Upon the surrender of/that place in the following year,/the gun fell into the hands of the/British. In April, 1760, the French recaptured the gun and in May the British re-took it. In the fall of/1775, this gun aided in the repulse/of the Continental force under/General Richard Montgomery, who was mortally wounded while attempting to capture it. In June,/1779, Sir Henry Clinton captured/Stony Point, and a month later/General Anthony Wayne re-took/it finding this gun among the tro-/phies. General Washington pre-/sented the piece to troops from/Elizabethtown who had acted as a reserve, and it was brought/here by them soon after. Unveiled/by Elizabethtown Chapter. No. 1./Sons of the American Revolution, December 2, 1905.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994.

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