This small cannon formed part of the armament of Fort Morris at Sunbury during the American Revolution. In November 1778, a superior British force from Florida under Colonel Fuser of the 60th Regiment besieged the fort, and when ordered to surrender, the American commander, Colonel John McIntosh, replied, "COME AND TAKE IT." The British then abandoned the siege and retired southward. In January 1779, the British returned to Sunbury by water. Fort Morris was then commanded by Major Joseph Lane of the Continental army, who, though ordered by his superiors to evacuate Sunbury after the fall of Savannah, chose instead to defend the post against the overwhelming British force under General Augustin Prevost. After a short but heavy bombardment, the fort surrendered on January 9, 1779, with its garrison of 159 Continentals and 45 militia. The cannon was excavated at the site of the ruined fortification in 1940.