{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "The GIS data (polygons and raster images) are a result of a site documentation and preservation plan for the Battle of the Hook in Gloucester, Virginia. The project was funded by a grant from the American Battlefield Protection Program and was administered by the Gloucester Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. South River Heritage Consulting conducted the historical review and developed the preservation plan.\n\nThe Battle of the Hook, October 3, 1781 was a historically significant military action of the Yorktown Campaign. The largest cavalry action of the War of Independence, the battle played a critical role in forcing the surrender of Cornwallis. The fighting marked the last \u201copen field\u201d action before the Crown Forces fortified positions at Gloucester Point and Yorktown were invested and laid siege to by the Allied Forces. The battle provided a boost for Allied morale. After the fight Tarleton\u2019s soldiers stayed bottled up in Gloucester Point. Crown Forces were no longer able to collect critical foodstuffs and forage from the Middle Peninsula. Tactically, General Cornwallis\u2019 possible \u201cescape route\u201d for his army at Gloucester Point was blocked. Sixteen days after the Battle of the Hook, Britain\u2019s last operational field army laid down its arms. The battle contributes to the successful siege and surrender at Yorktown yet is generally overshadowed by that larger action south of the York River.\n\nHistorical documentation, landscape study, and the incorporation of that data into the GIS completed a military terrain assessment (KOCOA) of the proposed Battle of the Hook battlefield. The Battlefield Boundary and Core Area have now been defined, and indicate that the area of troop movements extends south from Gloucester Courthouse to the fortifications at Gloucester Point.\n\n\u201cNO REGULAR CORPS COULD HAVE MAINTAINED ITS GROUND MORE FIRMLY\u201d SITE DOCUMENTATION AND PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE BATTLE OF THE HOOK, OCTOBER 3, 1781 GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA (Catts et al. 2021)", "description": "

Polygon feature outlining the proposed Core Area of the Battle of the Hook in Gloucester, Virginia. Dimensions were derived from historical resources.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The GIS data (polygons and raster images) are a result of a site documentation and preservation plan for the Battle of the Hook in Gloucester, Virginia. The project was funded by a grant from the American Battlefield Protection Program and was administered by the Gloucester Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. South River Heritage Consulting conducted the historical review and developed the preservation plan.\n\nThe Battle of the Hook, October 3, 1781 was a historically significant military action of the Yorktown Campaign. The largest cavalry action of the War of Independence, the battle played a critical role in forcing the surrender of Cornwallis. The fighting marked the last \u201copen field\u201d action before the Crown Forces fortified positions at Gloucester Point and Yorktown were invested and laid siege to by the Allied Forces. The battle provided a boost for Allied morale. After the fight Tarleton\u2019s soldiers stayed bottled up in Gloucester Point. Crown Forces were no longer able to collect critical foodstuffs and forage from the Middle Peninsula. Tactically, General Cornwallis\u2019 possible \u201cescape route\u201d for his army at Gloucester Point was blocked. Sixteen days after the Battle of the Hook, Britain\u2019s last operational field army laid down its arms. The battle contributes to the successful siege and surrender at Yorktown yet is generally overshadowed by that larger action south of the York River.\n\nHistorical documentation, landscape study, and the incorporation of that data into the GIS completed a military terrain assessment (KOCOA) of the proposed Battle of the Hook battlefield. The Battlefield Boundary and Core Area have now been defined, and indicate that the area of troop movements extends south from Gloucester Courthouse to the fortifications at Gloucester Point.\n\n\u201cNO REGULAR CORPS COULD HAVE MAINTAINED ITS GROUND MORE FIRMLY\u201d SITE DOCUMENTATION AND PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE BATTLE OF THE HOOK, OCTOBER 3, 1781 GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA (Catts et al. 2021)", "title": "Core Area", "tags": [ "American Battlefield Protection Program", "ABPP", "South River Heritage Consulting", "LLC", "French", "Crown Forces", "British", "English", "Gloucester", "Gloucester Courthouse", "Gloucester Point", "Virginia", "Yorktown", "America", "American Revolution", "Gloucester Parks", "Recreation", "and Tourism", "National Park Service", "The Hook", "Ware Church", "Abingdon Church", "Ordinary", "Seawall", "York River", "battlefield", "archaeology", "history", "colonial America", "eighteenth century", "1781", "George Washington", "George Weedon", "Gabriel de Choisy", "John Mercer", "Banastre Tarleton", "Johann Ewald", "Charles Cornwallis", "duc de Lauzun", "comte de Grasse", "Joachim du Perron" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 500000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "South River Heritage Consulting, LLC., Wade Catts, Robert Selig, Lewis H. Burruss, Kevin Bradley, American Battlefield Protection Program, Gloucester County Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.", "licenseInfo": "

South River Heritage Consulting, LLC. provides the data for use \"as is\" with the understanding that it is accurate based on the historical and archaeological evidence presented in association with the data. Further conclusions drawn from the information are the responsibility of the user. Data usage is limited to individuals who meet the Secretary of Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. Data produced by South River Heritage Consulting, LLC. as part of the Battle of the Hook survey is managed by the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>" }