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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.
The 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 “open field” 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’s 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’ possible “escape route” for his army at Gloucester Point was blocked. Sixteen days after the Battle of the Hook, Britain’s 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.
Historical 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.
“NO REGULAR CORPS COULD HAVE MAINTAINED ITS GROUND MORE FIRMLY” SITE DOCUMENTATION AND PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE BATTLE OF THE HOOK, OCTOBER 3, 1781 GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA (Catts et al. 2021)
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South River Heritage Consulting, LLC., Wade Catts, Robert Selig, Lewis H. Burruss, Kevin Bradley, American Battlefield Protection Program, Gloucester County Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.
Battlefield Boundary
2021-08-31T00:00:00
2021-08-31T00:00:00
Wade Catts, South River Heritage Consulting, LLC.
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
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2021-08-31T00:00:00
Wade Catts, South River Heritage Consulting, LLC.
Wade Catts, South River Heritage Consulting, LLC.
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>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>
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
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Wade Catts, South River Heritage Consulting, LLC.
Newark
Delaware
19713
wadecatts@gmail.com
US
302.383.5144
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>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 Fort Casimir investigation is managed by the American Battlefield Protection Program of the National Park Service.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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