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2. Battle of Gwynn's Island - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of Gwynn's Island (July 8–10, 1776) 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 .

3. Gwynn's Island - Wikipedia

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   Gwynn's Island is an island in the Chesapeake Bay and the U.S. state of Virginia, lying off of the Middle Peninsula. A summer colony, the island is located in the northeast part of Mathews County, south of the mouth of the Piankatank River. It is connected to the rest of the county by a swing bridge over Milford Haven.

4. 1st Continental Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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   The second unit became the Virginia Continental Artillery Company which was formed in the summer of 1776 at Williamsburg. It joined Harrison's Regiment on 27 November. [3] The Virginia artillery played an active role during the Battle of Gwynn's Island in July 1776. The only casualty was Arundel, who was killed when his experimental mortar burst.

5. List of American Revolutionary War battles - Wikipedia

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   Battle of Sullivan's Island: June 28, 1776: South Carolina: American victory: British attack on Charleston is repulsed [27] Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet: June 29, 1776: New Jersey: American victory [28] Battle of Gwynn's Island: July 8–10, 1776 Virginia American victory [29] Battle of Lindley's Fort: July 15, 1776: South Carolina

6. Fort Cricket Hill - Wikipedia

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   The site is located near the Gwynn's Island bridge, which carries Cricket Hill Road (Virginia Route 223) to the island from the mainland near the village of Cricket Hill. From fortifications on this site (now marked by a plaque and observation deck), rebel Patriot forces fired on British forces controlled by the royal governor, Lord Dunmore ...

7. Virginia State Route 223 - Wikipedia

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   State Route 223 (SR 223) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Cricket Hill Road , the state highway runs 2.07 miles (3.33 km) from SR 198 at Hudgins north to SR 633 on Gwynn's Island , an island at the mouth of the Piankatank River in northeastern Mathews County .

8. Category : Battles of the American Revolutionary War in Virginia

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   Pages in category "Battles of the American Revolutionary War in Virginia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

9. Virginia Barrier Islands - Wikipedia

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   The Virginia Barrier Islands forming a line along the eastern coast of Delmarva.. The Virginia Barrier Islands are a continuous chain of long, narrow, low-lying, sand and scrub barrier islands separated from one another by narrow inlets and from the mainland by a series of shallow marshy tidal bays along the entire coast of the Virginia end of the Delmarva Peninsula.