ArtGallery

Our Art Gallery: The Delaware Military
Heritage and Education Foundation Inc. has
the responsibility for the restoration and
preservation of an extraordinary collection
of artworks by artists such as Frank
Schoonover, Jamie Wyeth, Gayle Hoskins
and others. Take a tour of this sample of
our on-line gallery and learn more about
our collection and our efforts to protect this
visual record of our heritage.

We hold responsibility for a collection of 18
World War I paintings which have been
recently cleaned and preserved.
Our holdings also include a large mural of
the Fifth Regiment of Artillery, a Jamie
Wyeth Mural of Adam and Eve, a Wyeth
watercolor of the Delaware Air National
Guard in Vietnam, and a portrait of Colonel
George Schultz. We also have an archive of
thousands of photographic images of the
Delaware National Guard from 1898 to
present.

Battle of Long Island
by Domenick D'Andrea

Brooklyn, New York -- August 27, 1776

Colonel Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, a hero of the Revolutionary War and father of Robert E. Lee, once
commented that during the war "the state of Delaware furnished one regiment only; and certainly no
regiment in the army surpassed it in soldiership." At the Battle of Long Island, the actions of the Delaware
Regiment kept the American defeat from becoming a disaster. Indeed, the soldiers from tiny Delaware,
fighting alongside the 1st Maryland Regiment, may well have prevented the capture of the majority of
Washington's army, an event which might have ended the colonial rebellion then and there. Organized in
January, 1776 by Colonel John Haslet, the Delaware Regiment was noteworthy from the start as the best
uniformed and equipped regiment of the Continental Army. Their blue jackets with red facings and white
waistcoat and breeches would later become the uniform for all the Continental troops. During the Battle of
Long Island, the Delaware and Maryland troops were positioned on the right of Washington's line,
defending the most direct route from the British landing site in south Brooklyn to the American fortifications
in Brooklyn Heights. Though they faced the fiercest fighting of the day, they held their ground, allowing the
remainder of Washington's army to retreat to the safety of the fortifications. When they in turn were
outflanked and forced to retreat, the Delaware Regiment conducted an orderly retreat through marshland
and across the Gowanus creek, carrying off with them 23 prisoners. Two nights later, Washington
entrusted his Delaware and Maryland soldiers to be the rear guard as he secretly withdrew his army from
Brooklyn to Manhattan. Today, the 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, preserves the
legacy of the 1st Maryland Regiment. The 198th Signal Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard,
perpetuates the proud lineage of the Delaware Regiment.

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The Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation, Inc. has the following prints and postcards for
sale. Complete this form and send with your check or money order to the address below.
Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation
First Regiment Road, Wilmington Delaware 19809-2191

Images of the Revolutionary War: The Delaware Regiment: The Battle of Long Island

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Print(s) 24”x20” (Signed by the Artist) @ $155.50

Print(s) 24”x20” @ $105.50

Print(s) 14”x11” (Signed by the Artist @ $105.50)

Print(s) 14”x11” @ $80.50

Packet(s) of five postcards @$6.60 each

Packet(s) of 25 postcards @$27.50 each

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