The War of 1812 / British Attacks at Kinsale and Mundy Point

The War of 1812 / British Attacks at Kinsale and Mundy Point (HM1G3H)

Location: Callao, VA 22435 Northumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 0.106', W 76° 35.094'

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The War of 1812


Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of America War of 1812 with the British, which lasted until 1815. Beginning in 1813, Virginians suffered from a British naval blockade of the Chesapeake Bay and from British troops? plundering the countryside by the Bay and along the James, Rappahannock, and Potomac rivers. The Virginia militia deflected a British attempt to take Norfolk in 1813, and engaged British forces throughout the war. By the end of the war, more than 2000 enslaved African Americans in Virginia had gained their freedom aboard British ships.



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British Attacks at Kinsale and Mundy Point


Two miles east on 3 Aug. 1814, 500 British marines and seamen under Adm. Sir George Cockburn landed at Mundy Point and Kinsale. Opposing the enemy at the Point were Capt. William Henderson and thirty Northumberland county militiamen. Henderson company was forced to retreat to the county courthouse. Later that day, British forces took Kinsale, burned the town, and seized tobacco. Three days later, they began raids along the Coan River. The British troops included about fifty formerly enslaved African Americans, who were among the thousands who gained freedom by fighting or working for the British.
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HM NumberHM1G3H
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Marker NumberO 70
Year Placed2010
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 2:10pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 360849 N 4207196
Decimal Degrees38.00176667, -76.58490000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 0.106', W 76° 35.094'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 0' 6.36" N, 76° 35' 5.64" W
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Area Code(s)804
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3034-3098 VA-202, Callao VA 22435, US
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