Battle of Great Bridge

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The Battle of Great Bridge was a pivotal early Revolutionary War engagement in December 1775 in colonial Virginia, where Patriot forces defeated British troops and effectively ended royal authority in the colony.

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Battle of Great Bridge canonical 3
Battle at Great Bridge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle at Great Bridge ⓘ
belligerent British forces ⓘ
Patriot forces ⓘ
casualties Low Patriot casualties ⓘ
Significant British and Loyalist casualties relative to force size ⓘ
colony Colony of Virginia ⓘ
combatant British Army ⓘ
Continental forces ⓘ
Loyalist forces ⓘ
Virginia militia ⓘ
commander John Howe ⓘ
Lord Dunmore ⓘ
William Woodford ⓘ
commemoratedBy Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation ⓘ
historical markers in Chesapeake, Virginia ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
date December 9, 1775 ⓘ
followedBy Burning of Norfolk ⓘ
geographicalContext Near present-day Chesapeake, Virginia ⓘ
historicalEra American Revolutionary era ⓘ
involvedUnit 14th Regiment of Foot ⓘ
2nd Virginia Regiment ⓘ
Royal Ethiopian Regiment ⓘ
location Great Bridge, Virginia ⓘ
Norfolk County, Colony of Virginia ⓘ
notableFeature Fought near a causeway and bridge over the Elizabeth River’s Southern Branch ⓘ
opponentOf Royal Governor John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore ⓘ
linked to: Lord Dunmore
partOf Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
partOfCampaign Dunmore’s War in Virginia (Revolutionary period) ⓘ
politicalConsequence Strengthened Virginia Convention’s authority ⓘ
Weakened Loyalist influence in Virginia ⓘ
precededBy Gunpowder Incident ⓘ
primaryWeaponry artillery ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
relatedEvent Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation ⓘ
result Patriot victory ⓘ
significance Early major Patriot victory in the American Revolution ⓘ
Helped secure Virginia for the Patriot cause ⓘ
strategicConsequence British evacuation of Norfolk ⓘ
End of effective royal authority in Virginia ⓘ
Patriot control of southeastern Virginia ⓘ
tacticalOutcome British assault repulsed ⓘ
British forces withdrew to Norfolk ⓘ
terrain swampy ground and narrow causeway ⓘ
typeOfEngagement land battle ⓘ
year 1775 ⓘ

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Chesapeake, Virginia → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Great Bridge ⓘ
Battlefield Park → hasHistoricalSignificance → Battle of Great Bridge ⓘ
Battlefield Park → relatedToEvent → Battle of Great Bridge ⓘ
Battle of Great Bridge → alsoKnownAs → Battle at Great Bridge ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Great Bridge