Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Craney Island” in entry craney-island-operations-at of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...neral Sir Sidney Beckwith.
The whole British force, including the sailors, was about 5,000 men. Governor Barbour, of Virginia, had assembled several thousand militia, in anticipation of invasion.
Craney Island , then in shape like a painter's palette, was separated from the main by a shallow strait, fordable at low tide, and contained about 30 acres of land.
On the side commanding the ship-channel were en...
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† | Craney Island (Virginia, United States) | 611 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 user votes | |
Craney Island (Maryland, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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