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Browsing named entities in a specific section of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). Search the whole document.
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St. John's church (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry hampton
Hampton Roads (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry hampton
Hampton,
A village near the end of the peninsula between the York and James rivers, Virginia.
An armed sloop was driven ashore there by a gale in October, 1775.
The villagers took out her guns and munitions of war, and then burned her, making her men prisoners.
Dunmore at once blockaded the port.
The people called to their aid some Virginia regulars and militia.
Dunmore sent some tenders close into Hampton Roads to destroy the village.
The military marched out to oppose them; and when they came within gunshot distance George Nicholas, who commanded the Virginians, fired his musket at one of the tenders.
This was the
The burning of Hampton. first gun fired at the British in Virginia.
It was followed by a volley.
Boats sunk in the channel retarded the British ships, and, after a sharp skirmish the next day, Oct. 27, the blockaders were driven away.
One of the tenders was taken, with its armament and seamen, and several of the British were slain.
The Virginians did not
Yorktown (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry hampton
United States (United States) (search for this): entry hampton
York (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry hampton
Hampton,
A village near the end of the peninsula between the York and James rivers, Virginia.
An armed sloop was driven ashore there by a gale in October, 1775.
The villagers took out her guns and munitions of war, and then burned her, making her men prisoners.
Dunmore at once blockaded the port.
The people called to their aid some Virginia regulars and militia.
Dunmore sent some tenders close into Hampton Roads to destroy the village.
The military marched out to oppose them; and when they came within gunshot distance George Nicholas, who commanded the Virginians, fired his musket at one of the tenders.
This was the
The burning of Hampton. first gun fired at the British in Virginia.
It was followed by a volley.
Boats sunk in the channel retarded the British ships, and, after a sharp skirmish the next day, Oct. 27, the blockaders were driven away.
One of the tenders was taken, with its armament and seamen, and several of the British were slain.
The Virginians did not
Craney Island (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry hampton
Hampton (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry hampton
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry hampton
Hampton,
A village near the end of the peninsula between the York and James rivers, Virginia.
An armed sloop was driven ashore there by a gale in October, 1775.
The villagers took out her guns and munitions of war, and then burned her, making her men prisoners.
Dunmore at once blockaded the port.
The people called to their aid some Virginia regulars and militia.
Dunmore sent some tenders close into Hampton Roads to destroy the village.
The military marched out to oppose them; and when they came within gunshot distance George Nicholas, who commanded the Virginians, fired his musket at one of the tenders.
This was the
The burning of Hampton. first gun fired at the British in Virginia.
It was followed by a volley.
Boats sunk in the channel retarded the British ships, and, after a sharp skirmish the next day, Oct. 27, the blockaders were driven away.
One of the tenders was taken, with its armament and seamen, and several of the British were slain.
The Virginians did not
Sir Sidney Beckwith (search for this): entry hampton
William Burke (search for this): entry hampton