Battle of Gwynn's Island

متى

1776

النوع

معركة

إحداثيات

37.50° N, 76.29° W

Description

1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of the American Revolutionary War

The Battle of Gwynn's Island saw Andrew Lewis lead patriot soldiers from Virginia against John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore's small naval squadron and British loyalist troops. In this American Revolutionary War action, accurate cannon fire from the nearby Virginia mainland persuaded Dunmore to abandon his base at Gwynn's Island.

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