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Battle of the Hook or Gloucester Point, October 4, 1781

Depicts Tarleton unhorsed after his steed was struck by a wounded horse. By acclaimed American Revolution artist Don Troiani.

By John Pezzola Known as the Battle of the Hook or Gloucester Point, this engagement became the most significant cavalry clash of the American Revolution. If victorious, the British forces could have provided a means for Cornwallis’s army to escape from the siege at Yorktown across the York River. The battle took place on Wednesday, …