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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Great Bridge canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle at Great Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British forces
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Patriot forces ⓘ |
| casualties |
Low Patriot casualties
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Significant British and Loyalist casualties relative to force size ⓘ |
| colony | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Army
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Continental forces ⓘ Loyalist forces ⓘ Virginia militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
John Howe
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Lord Dunmore NERFINISHED ⓘ William Woodford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation
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historical markers in Chesapeake, Virginia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | December 9, 1775 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Burning of Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Near present-day Chesapeake, Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
14th Regiment of Foot
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2nd Virginia Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Ethiopian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Great Bridge, Virginia
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Norfolk County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Fought near a causeway and bridge over the Elizabeth River’s Southern Branch ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Royal Governor John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Dunmore’s War in Virginia (Revolutionary period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
Strengthened Virginia Convention’s authority
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Weakened Loyalist influence in Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gunpowder Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry |
artillery
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muskets ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Lord Dunmore’s Proclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Patriot victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Early major Patriot victory in the American Revolution
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Helped secure Virginia for the Patriot cause ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
British evacuation of Norfolk
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End of effective royal authority in Virginia ⓘ Patriot control of southeastern Virginia ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome |
British assault repulsed
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British forces withdrew to Norfolk ⓘ |
| terrain | swampy ground and narrow causeway ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1775 ⓘ |
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