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Title
Green Springs
Description
On July 5th, Lafayette reached Chickahominy Church near Green Springs farm. With him he had advance elements of Wayne’s Pennsylvanians. Before him Cornwallis had placed a detachment of the Queen’s Rangers and a mix of infantry. The rest of his …
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Source
Publisher
Date
1781-07-06
Scenario#
32
Scenario Description
On July 5th, Lafayette reached Chickahominy Church near Green Springs farm. With him he had advance elements of Wayne’s Pennsylvanians. Before him Cornwallis had placed a detachment of the Queen’s Rangers and a mix of infantry. The rest of his army was hidden behind a forest on the north bank of the James River. Seizing what he thought was an opportunity, Lafayette ordered Wayne forward and went about setting up his battle lines around the Green Springs area. The British soldiers stubbornly defended every inch of ground, but nonetheless were pushed back by the continental forces. By 5:00 pm Allied reinforcements had arrived. Lafayette became suspicious of a possible ruse.
Location
James City County, Virginia
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Green Spring took place near Green Spring Plantation in James City County, Virginia during the American Revolutionary War. On July 6, 1781 United States Brigadier General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, leading the advance forces of the Marquis de Lafayette, was ambushed near the plantation by the British army of Earl Charles Cornwallis in the last major land battle of the Virginia campaign prior to the Siege of Yorktown.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Green Spring
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Combatants
Continental Army
Great Britain
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