Burning of Norfolk
The Burning of Norfolk was an incident that occurred on January 1, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. British Royal Navy ships in the harbor of Norfolk, Virginia began shelling the town, and landing parties came ashore to burn specific properties. The town, whose significantly Tory (Loyalist) population had fled, was occupied by Whig (Revolutionary) forces from Virginia and North Carolina. Although these forces worked to drive off the landing parties, they did nothing to impede the progress of the flames, and began burning and looting Tory properties.
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Burning of Norfolk
The Burning of Norfolk was an incident that occurred on January 1, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. British Royal Navy ships in the harbor of Norfolk, Virginia began shelling the town, and landing parties came ashore to burn specific properties. The town, whose significantly Tory (Loyalist) population had fled, was occupied by Whig (Revolutionary) forces from Virginia and North Carolina. Although these forces worked to drive off the landing parties, they did nothing to impede the progress of the flames, and began burning and looting Tory properties.
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The Burning of Norfolk was an ...... left for good in August 1776.
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ノーフォーク焼き討ち(英: Burning of Norfo ...... イは1776年8月にバージニアを離れ、その後は戻らなかった。
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Burning of Norfolk
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Detail from a 1775 map showing ...... , and Norfolk is center-right.
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Destruction of the town by combined action of British and Whig forces
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The Burning of Norfolk was an ...... g and looting Tory properties.
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ノーフォーク焼き討ち(英: Burning of Norfo ...... イは1776年8月にバージニアを離れ、その後は戻らなかった。
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Burning of Norfolk
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ノーフォーク焼き討ち
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