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Historical Highway MarkersAction at Osborne'sV-48
On 27 April 1781, Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold led the British army's 76th and 80th Regiments, the Queen’s Rangers, and some other units in an assault at Osborne’s in Chesterfield County. The Americans posted a number of Virginia Navy ships near here in a line across the James River to oppose the advance. American militia also had positions in this region. Following the attack of the British by land and water, the Americans retreated. Several ships loaded with cargo fell into British hands while several more were sunk. After fighting ceased, Maj. Gen. William Phillips joined Arnold later that day. On 29 Apr. they moved north to the town of Manchester opposite Richmond.
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References/Bibliographic Citation: Mark M. Boatner, Encyclopedia of the American Revolution (New York: D. McKay Company, 1966), 820,1151; Robert P. Davis, Where a Man Can Go: Major General William Phillips, British Royal Artillery, 1731-1781 (Westbrook, Ct.: Greenwood Press, 1999), 166-169; Joseph A. Goldenberg and Marion West Stoer, "The Virginia State Navy," in Ernest M. Eller, ed., Chesapeake Bay in the American Revolution, edited by (Centreville, Md.: Tidewater Publishers, 1981), 192-195, 202-203; Osborne Landing, Department of Historic Resources Archives File (43-167), Richmond, Virginia; Documents of the American Revolution 1770-1783 (Colonial Office Series), Volume 20, Transcripts 1781, edited by K. G. Davies (Dublin, Ireland: Irish University Press, 1979), 142-145. |