East Hill QA13
On the hilltop to the south is the site of East Hill, also known as Bollingbrook. There the British General Phillips, Benedict Arnold and Lord Cornwallis stayed in April and May, 1781. The house was bombarded by Lafayette May 10, 1781. There Phillips died, May 13, 1781.

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Campaign of 1781 Lafayette's Encampment OC22
On 13 August 1781, the Marquis de Lafayette encamped his army in King William County. He place his militia four miles east between the Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers and stationed his light infantry - commanded by Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg and Lt. Col. Christian Febiger - a mile south of here. From these positions Lafayette spied on the British army under Gen. Charles Cornwallis entrenching downriver at Yorktown, and prepared to block its escape routes. Early in September, Gen. George Washington and his army arrived from the north, accompanied by Rochambeau’s French forces, to join Lafayette and begin the siege of Yorktown.

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Tuckahoe SA24
Perhaps the oldest frame residence on James River west of Richmond, Tuckahoe was begun about 1715 by Thomas Randolph. The little schoolhouse still stands here where Thomas Jefferson began his childhood studies. Famous guests here have included William Byrd of Westover, Lord Cornwallis and George Washington. Virginia’s Governor Thomas Mann Randolph was born here.

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Wilton V1
Five miles southwest. The house was built by William Randolph, son of William Randolph of Turkey Island, early in the Eighteenth Century. It was Lafayette’s Headquarters, May 15-20, 1781, just before Cornwallis crossed the James in pursuit of him.

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Tyree's Plantation W29
After a detachment of the Marquis de Lafayette’s army defeated Maj. John G. Simcoe’s cavalry at Spencer’s Ordinary near Williamsburg on 26 June 1781, Lafayette shadowed the British army encamped at the colonial capital. He made his headquarters just north of here at Tyree’s plantation, 28 June - 5 July 1781, while he waited for the British Commander, Gen. Charles Cornwallis, to tip his hand. Early in July, Maj. Gen. Henry Clinton, commander of the British forces, ordered Cornwallis to send 3,000 of his men to New York. On 4 july, Cornwallis began marching to Portsmouth to embark, and Lafayette pursued hime the next day.

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New Kent County - 2
Established in 1654 from York and named for County Kent, England. In it are Chestnut Grove, Birthplace of Martha (Dandridge) Custis; White House, home of Martha Custis; Poplar Grove, where Martha Custis met George Washington; St. Peter’s Church, where Washington was married to her; Eltham, where John Parke Custis, Washington’s stepson, died in 1781; Barhamsville, where Patrick Henry received money to pay for powder seized by Lord Dunmore, 1775; Providence Forge, remains of one of the oldest iron forges in America. New Kent County was traversed by Cornwallis and Lafayette in 1781.

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Cooper's Mill W25
Half a mile north on Diascund Creek stood Cooper’s Mill. On 23-24 June 1781, the British Army commanded by Gen. Charles Cornwallis seized supplies there while en route to its camp at Williamsburg and Maj. John G. Simcoe’s Rangers burned the bridge there. The small army under the Marquis de Lafayette pursued, but at a safe distance. In July, Cornwallis withdrew to Yorktown to await reinforcement or evacuation. The allied armies under Gen. George Washington and the Comte de Rochambeau beseiged him there until he surrended on 18 Oct. 1781, effectively ending the Revolutionary War.

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New Kent County - 1
Established in 1654 from York and named for County Kent, England. In it are Chestnut Grove, Birthplace of Martha (Dandridge) Custis; White House, home of Martha Custis; Poplar Grove, where Martha Custis met George Washington; St. Peter’s Church, where Washington was married to her; Eltham, where John Parke Custis, Washington’s stepson, died in 1781; Barhamsville, where Patrick Henry received money to pay for powder seized by Lord Dunmore, 1775; Providence Forge, remains of one of the oldest iron forges in America. New Kent County was traversed by Cornwallis and Lafayette in 1781.

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New Kent Road W17
This was the main road to Williamsburg in early days. Cornwallis, retiring eastward, used this road in June, 1781. The confederates, retreating westward, passed over it in May, 1862.

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Elk Hill SA5
Two miles south is Elk Hill, once owned by Thomas Jefferson. Lord Cornwallis made his headquarters there, June 7-15, 1781; this was the western limit of his invasion. On June 15 he turned eastward, leaving the place pillaged and carrying off slaves.

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