Tarleton's Last Fight
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Tarleton's Last Fight
Gloucester Point, Virginia
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At the Hook on October 3, 1781, Tarleton, commanding the cavalry of Cornwallis's army, fought an action with Choisy's French force and Virginia militia. The Duke de Lauzun's cavalry charged Tarleton, who retired to Gloucester Point. There he was blockaded by the French and by Virginia militia.
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