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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: February 16, 2008
Caption: Lafayette's Path South
Additional Description: Lafayette's command crossed Raccoon Ford on June 6. After spending the night here, he turned his column south toward Boswell's Tavern. The route taken was later renamed "The Marquis Road" and generally follows modern day CR 669 to the South.

The 1781 Campaign in Virginia was a series of marches and counter marches by both sides. Both avoided open engagements for several reasons. But in the end, Lafayette had maneuvered the British commander, Lord Cornwallis, was bottled up at Yorktown, Virginia.
Submitted: February 17, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p16237
File Size: 1.345 Megabytes

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