This bayonet is marked for the British 44th Regiment. About 350 soldiers from the 44th Regiment followed the light infantry in their assault on Wayne’s troops at Paoli. The 44th Regiment helped to surround the camp and cut off escape routes.

Bayonet
Made by John Dawes
Birmingham, England 
1770s
Iron, Steel 
Private Collection

This bayonet is marked for the British 44th Regiment. About 350 soldiers from the 44th Regiment followed the light infantry in their assault on Wayne’s troops at Paoli. The 44th Regiment helped to surround the camp and cut off escape routes.

Bayonet
Made by John Dawes
Birmingham, England 
1770s
Iron, Steel 
Private Collection

This bayonet is marked for the British 44th Regiment. About 350 soldiers from the 44th Regiment followed the light infantry in their assault on Wayne’s troops at Paoli. The 44th Regiment helped to surround the camp and cut off escape routes.

Bayonet
Made by John Dawes
Birmingham, England 
1770s
Iron, Steel 
Private Collection

This bayonet is marked for the British 44th Regiment. About 350 soldiers from the 44th Regiment followed the light infantry in their assault on Wayne’s troops at Paoli. The 44th Regiment helped to surround the camp and cut off escape routes.

Bayonet
Made by John Dawes
Birmingham, England 
1770s
Iron, Steel 
Private Collection

The British light infantrymen who attacked at Paoli with unloaded muskets used bayonets to kill, wound, and capture frightened Pennsylvania troops who stood in their way.

Detail from Battle of Paoli
Painted by Xavier della Gatta
1782
Gouache on Paper
Museum of the American Revolution