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Capture of the 'Patriot' VA1783 |
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 Picture Courtesy of Tom and Nancy Long
The 'Patriot', 60-ton Virginia Navy armed schooner commanded by Lieut. James Watkins, was charged with the defense of Warwick Co. inhabitants then harassed by British plundering expeditions. In April 1781, in the James River offshore, the 'Patriot" was taken by a heavily-manned and armed Royal Navy sloop in disguise. She then joined Cornwallis' fleet in the York and passed to the French by terms of capitulation.`
Free State of Warwick Chapter, DAR
Museum Drive at the Lions Bridge Newport News City Virginia
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