Green Spring Battlefield

Explore the landscape where British General Charles Cornwallis set a trap for patriots under the Marquis de Lafayette on July 6, 1781, directly preluding the Siege of Yorktown. The brief battle was a British victory, with British forces vastly outnumbering the patriots. Part of the battlefield is private land, but limited parking is available for visitors to explore several historical markers along a biking and walking path that connects to nearby interpretive trails exploring the history and ecology of the area. 

Green Spring Battlefield: What's Nearby

Williamsburg, VA
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Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Visit Marker, Williamsburg, Virginia (V-62)
Williamsburg, VA
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American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Yorktown, Virginia (VA-60)
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The Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Petersburg, Virginia (VA-129)
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Hampton Roads Naval Museum
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Portsmouth, Virginia (VA-23)
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Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Richmond, Virginia (VA-108)
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The American Civil War Museum–White House of the Confederacy
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The Valentine Richmond History Center
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The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar
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Point Lookout State Park and Civil War Museum
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Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Park
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Jackson, North Carolina (NC-7)
Jackson, NC
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Halifax, North Carolina (NC-174)
Halifax, NC
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA-126)
Fredericksburg, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Columbia, Virginia (VA-146)
Columbia, VA
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Enfield, North Carolina (NC-9)
Enfield, NC
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National Museum of the Marine Corps
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National Museum of the Marine Corps
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Related Battles

Green Spring
Battle Facts
Virginia | July 6, 1781
Result: British Victory
Estimated Casualties
225
American
150
British
75
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