The Battle of Great Bridge - America Holds the South

Описание: Over 250 years ago, American militias from Virginia and North Carolina faced off against British redcoat and loyalist forces at the battle of Great Bridge. The 2 sides battled over a strategic point in the war, and with victory came the ability to control the advance on Norfolk, where the last British forces in the south were located.

Chapters:
00:00-01:10 - Intro
01:10-06:43 - Dumore loses Virginia
06:43-13:58 - Lead Up
13:58-17:07 - Battlefield and Forces
17:07-20:54 - The Battle
20:54-23:58 - The Aftermath and Norfolk
23:58-27:14 - Impact and Outro

Citations:
1 - Russell, David Lee, The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies, (McFarland, 1947), pg. 52, https://books.google.com/books?id=5DF...

2 - Russell, The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies, pg. 64

3 - Hannah-Jones, Nikole, “Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written. Black Americans fought to make them true,” The New York Times Magazine, Aug 14, 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...

4 - Atkinson, Rick, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777, (Holt Paperbacks, 2019), pg. 186

5 - Atkinson, The British Are Coming, pg. 65

6 - Atkinson, The British Are Coming, pg. 188

7 - American Battlefield Trust, “Great Bridge,” https://www.battlefields.org/learn/re...

8 - Russell, The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies, pg. 72

9 - American Battlefield Trust, “Great Bridge,” https://www.battlefields.org/learn/re...

10 - Russell, The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies, pg. 74

11 - Ibid

12 - Atkinson, The British Are Coming, pg. 192

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