BATTLE OF THE KEGS
\bˈatə͡l ɒvðə kˈɛɡz], \bˈatəl ɒvðə kˈɛɡz], \b_ˈa_t_əl ɒ_v_ð_ə k_ˈɛ_ɡ_z]\
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A celebrated humorous poem of the Revolutionary War, written by Francis Hopkinson. Its theme was an unsuccessful attempt of the Americans, in January, 1778, to destroy the British shipping at Philadelphia by floating down combustibles from above.
By John Franklin Jameson
