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Cornwallis’s Route
Hanover, Virginia
Historical Marker Database · Dawn Bowen
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THE STORY
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On May 30, 1781, Lord Cornwallis, marching northward in pursuit of Lafayette’s American force, camped near here after entering this road from the east on his way from Hanover Town to the North Anna at Chesterfield Ford (Telegraph Bridge).
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Hanover, Virginia · USA
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