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Image: Virginia1781 SpencersAndGreenSpring

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Description: Detail of a military prepared by an assistant to the Marquis de Lafayette in 1781. The full map shows the movements of Lafayette and Cornwallis in Virginia during the 1781 Yorktown campaign. This detail shows a portion of the Virginia Peninsula running west and north from Williamsburg; this area was the scene of two battles between the two forces: Battle of Spencer's Ordinary (location labeled "le 26 Juin") and Battle of Green Spring (location labeled "le 6 Juille").
Title: Virginia1781 SpencersAndGreenSpring
Credit: This map is available from the United States Library of Congress's Geography & Map Division under the digital ID g3881s.ar300600. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
Author: Michel du Chesnoy (1746-1804)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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