| Index Entry | Drum, on ship, shot through as drummer was beating during battle |
| Location | At sea |
| Citation | RAG.779.088 29 Jul 1779:21 (196) London, May 19. Last week arrived in Hasting-Road the Tartar privateer, Captain Gibson, in a very shattered condition. . . [long description of battle with French] Captain Gibson had the speaking trumpet shot out of his hand twice, and the drummer had the drum shot through in three places, as he was beating on the deck. . . |
| Generic Title | Royal American Gazette |
| Date | 1779.07.29 |
| Publisher | Robertson, Alexander and James |
| City, State | New York, PA |
| Year | 1779 |
| Bibliography | B0043601 |