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Historical Highway MarkersThe Battle of Craney IslandK-268
On the morning of 22 June 1813, during the War of 1812, British naval and marine forces under the Command of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren landed here at Hoffler Creek. American armed militia under the command of Gen. Robert B. Taylor blocked the British advance, brought them under heavy artillery fire, and caused them to retreat. Approximately 200 British soldiers were killed, four to five barges were sunk, and the “Centipede” was taken along with 22 prisoners. Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the Gosport Navy Yard, now the Norfolk Naval Yard, were saved from capture.
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References/Bibliographic Citation: Hallahan, John M. The Battle of Craney Island: A Matter of Credit (Saint Michael’s Press, Portsmouth, VA 1986). Hickey, Donald R. The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict. (University of Illinois Press, Chicago, 1989). Reilly, Robin. The British at the Gates: The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1974). The Virginia Historical Register. Edited by William Maxwell. Vol. 1-2, 1848-1849. |