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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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British force of about 500 landed at Dorchester Point on Tuesday night, drove off American garrison of 40, burned houses, captured elderly resident and two children, then retreated hastily. Reported from Hartford on February 19.
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We are unable to give our readers a particular account of the heroic deeds of a body of the ministerial gentry, which took place at Dorchester. All we can say is, that a party of about five hundred landed on Dorchester Point, on Tuesday night, and drove off our whole garrison, which consisted of about forty men; set a number of houses on fire, took an old gentleman who had long been an inhabitant of the place, with two small children, prisoners; and then made off with the utmost precipitation.
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Dorchester Point
Event Date
Tuesday Night
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garrison of about forty men driven off; number of houses set on fire; old gentleman and two small children taken prisoners; party made off with utmost precipitation
Event Details
party of about five hundred landed on Dorchester Point, drove off whole garrison of about forty men, set number of houses on fire, took old gentleman who had long been inhabitant of the place with two small children prisoners, then made off with utmost precipitation