Event
American Revolution – Skirmish at Waters Creek
8 Mar 1781 · 37.04° N, 76.49° W
What the records say
- When
- 8 Mar 1781
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 37.04° N, 76.49° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Skirmish at Waters Creek.
Skirmish at Waters Creek
Military action in 1781
The Skirmish at Waters Creek was a minor action fought on March 8, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War. It was fought near Waters Creek in Newport News, Virginia between a group of local Patriot militia and British Army troops.
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