Cornwallis at Portsmouth

Portsmouth County · dedicated 1948 · Crawford Parkway, just west of intersection with Court Street

Lord Cornwallis, commanding the British troops in the South, reached Portsmouth, July, 1781. He prepared to send a portion of his force to New York. Before the movement was made, orders came for him to take up a position at Old Point. Cornwallis selected Yorktown, however, and Portsmouth was abandoned.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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