On 3 June 1781, Jack Jouett, a captain in the Virginia Militia, rode 40 miles (65 km) through the backwoods of Virginia on a bay mare named Sallie to warn the Virginia Governor and legislature that British Regulars were advancing on Charlottesville to arrest them. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Description | Place |
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1781/06/00 | Thomas Jefferson escapes with his family to Poplar Forest, his farm near Lynchburg. | Poplar Forest, Lynchburg |
1781/06/01 | Lord Cornwallis learns that the Virginia legislature was meeting in Charlottesville, VA | |
1781/06/03 | British Lt Col Banastre Tarleton leaves camp on the North Anna River with 250 Royal Welsh Fusiliers, intending to capture the Virginia's governor and assembly | |
1781/06/03 | Near the Cuckoo Tavern, Jack Jouett sees the approaching British calvary, takes off on a bay mare named Sallie to warn the Virginia Assebly | |
1781/06/04 | Lt Col Tarleton captures six Virginia legislators near Swan Tavern in Charlottesville, the other assemblymen escape | The Redland Club, Old Swan Tavern site, Charlottesville, VA |
1781/06/04 | Thomas Jefferson sends his family to Enniscorthy Plantation for safety | Enniscorthy, Keene |
1781/06/04 | Tarleton's Dragoons capture Virginia assemblyman Daniel Boone and a companion as they ride toward Staunton VA | |
1781/06/04 | Lt Col Tarleton arrives at the home of Dr Thomas Walker, Castle Hill, and arrest two Virginia assemblymen. | Castle Hill, Keswick |
1781/06/04 | Jack Jouett arrives at the Swan Tavern in Charlottesville and warns Virginia legislators of the advancing British Regulars | The Redland Club, Old Swan Tavern site, Charlottesville, VA |
1781/06/04 | Jack Jouett arrives at the home of Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson and warns him of the advancing British Regulars. | Monticello, Charlottesville, VA |
1781/06/05 | Col John Graves Simcoe and the Queen's Rangers destroy Point of Fork Arsenal and burn the supplies | Point of Fork Arsenal, Columbia |
1781/06/07 | Virginia Legislator meets at the Second Augusta Parish Church June 7-23, 1781 | Trinity Episcopal Church, Staunton, VA |
1781/06/07 | Daniel Boone is paroled and spends the evening at Watson's Ordinary prior to rejoining the Assembly in Staunton. | Boyd Tavern, Keswick |
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