Mark Wilcox
In the early days of January 1781, Richmond, Virginia, the still newly appointed state capital, was little more than a small port village of roughly 300 buildings and just over 600 residents. Yet for nearly six years, Virginia had played a vital role in the Patriot war effort, supplying a steady flow of soldiers and munitions. With British attention focused squarely on the southern colonies, re-conquering Virginia became essential to ending the American rebellion. The destruction of Richmond was only the beginning.
To carry out this objective, Benedict Arnold, the American traitor and newly commissioned brigadier general in His Majesty’s service, was dispatched with a mixed force of British regulars and American Loyalists. From January 4–6, 1781, Arnold’s raid devastated the capital and sent shockwaves through the Commonwealth.
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