CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Great Bridge has changed quite a bit since 1775. It is now considered one of the smaller water crossings in the Hampton Roads area. But in the Revolutionary War, that ...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The battle of Great Bridge was one of the first Patriot victories in the Revolutionary War and helped drive the British government from the colony of Virginia. Every year, a ...
American Revolution Col. Edward Vail and the Edenton District Minutemen aided the Virginian militia during the “Furious Fall of ‘75” while fighting in the Battle of Great Bridge. The fall of 1775 was ...
Nearly 250 years ago — on Dec. 9, 1775 — American patriots led by Col. William Woodford dealt a devastating blow to attacking British regulars at the Battle of Great Bridge. The clash between American ...
Free Black hero Billy Flora’s bravery at Great Bridge helped turn the tide for Virginia. In December 1775, William “Billy” Flora, a free Black man from Portsmouth and member of the 2nd Virginia ...
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Preserving the Battle of Great Bridge where it all happened
Great Bridge has changed quite a bit since 1775. It is now considered one of the smaller water crossings in the Hampton Roads area. But in the Revolutionary War, that connector was pretty much it. <a ...
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