Meanwhile, to the north, other Patriots are busy liberating Quebec. Our rudimentary forces appear to have the Redcoats on the run.
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250 years ago today, Virginians went to war against their governor (and won)
The Battle of Great Bridge in modern-day Chesapeake was the first significant land battle of the American Revolution in Virginia. It was also significant because it featured multi-racial armies on both sides.
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Water’s role in revolutionary history
The Battle of Great Bridge happened 250 years ago today because its location played a key role in the transportation networks of 1775.
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Long before Abraham Lincoln, Virginia’s last royal governor issued his own Emancipation Proclamation. Here’s what happened next.
In a bid to quell the growing revolution, Virginia’s royal governor tried a new strategy. He issued an emancipation proclamation to free slaves if they joined the British.
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Podcast on Lord Dunmore’s Emancipation Proclamation
Historian Andrew Lawler talks with Cardinal 250 podcast host Lisa Rowan.
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A frontier doctor had a plan to seize Pittsburgh for Virginia and led an Augusta County militia to arrest Pennsylvania officials.
While much of Virginia was angry with Britain, John Connolly was busy using force against Pennsylvania’s land claims. When war came, he sided with the British and wound up in custody.
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Dispatch from 1775: War comes to Virginia
Our royal governor also issues an extraordinary proclamation to offer freedom to slaves if they fight with the British.
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Historian says key events in Virginia early in the revolution have not gotten the attention they deserve, so he organized an event to address them
Nearly 250 years after Norfolk burned to the ground during the Revolutionary War — the only North American city destroyed at such scale — scholars, historical interpreters and enthusiasts of colonial America gathered in the port city to reflect on the significant role that eastern Virginia played in shaping both the course of the war and of the complex culture that the conflict begot. At the core: Competing notions of freedom.
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Documentary reveals roots of revolution in Southwest Virginia
“Resolved to Live and Die” premieres Sunday on Blue Ridge PBS. The first showing is Tuesday night at the O. Winston Link Museum in Roanoke.
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The revolution’s first battle outside Northeast was in Virginia. It started with a dispute over a runaway slave.
The Battle of Hampton was small as battles go, but it involved big issues, such as the status of enslaved workers in Virginia.