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Battle of Petersburg QA21 |
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 Picture courtesy of John Musgrove.
25 April 1781 British Line of Attack On 24 Apr. 1781, Maj. Gen. William Phillip’s force of 2,500 British regulars landed at City Point, 12 miles to the east on the James River, as part of a major campaign to disrupt the American force’s main line of communication through Virginia. The next morning, Phillips marched his troops along River Road toward Petersburg. Shortly before noon, he and Gen. Benedict Arnold formed their line of battle in this vicinity and launched their attack on the first line of 500 Virginia militiamen positioned to defend Petersburg one-quarter mile west in Blandford.
Department of Historic Resources 2000
Washington Street, Blandford. Prince George County Virginia.
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