Friday, August 14, 2009

The Battle of Lockhart's Plantation, GA

On this day in 1775,

Patriot ships raid Bermuda, capturing its forts and manages to carry off all of the powder in their magazines.

And in 1779,

Col. John Twiggs' militia defeats Lt. Col. Daniel McGirth at The Battle of Lockhart's Plantation, GA.

And in 1781,
Adm. De Grasse and the second French fleet arrives in New York. Washington begins his march to Yorktown.
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