Hayes in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

French Soldiers Killed at the Battle of the Hook

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. French Soldiers Killed at the Battle of the Hook Marker

Inscription. In Honor of French Soldiers
Who Fought on this Ground and
Died for the Independence of
The United States Jacob Colin, Hussar killed in battle Oct. 3, 1781 • Pierre Didier, killed in battle Oct. 3, 1781 • Denis Jacob, Corporal, died of his wounds Oct. 10, 1781 • Jean Dossin, Grenadier, died of his wounds Oct. 19, 1781 • Jean Scherrer, Hussar, died of his wounds Oct. 22, 1781 Erected 2024

Erected 2024 by Gloucester County.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 37° 17.489′ N, 76° 30.892′ W. Memorial is in Hayes, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It can be reached from Powhatan Drive west of Pigeon Hill Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located within Abington Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7023 Powhatan Drive, Hayes VA 23072, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically

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in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Siege of Gloucester Point, 1781 (here, next to this marker); Duc de Lauzun and the Battle of the Hook (here, next to this marker); Powhatan’s Chimney (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Irene Morgan Story Begins (approx. 1.2 miles away); Timberneck House Renovation at Machicomoco State Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Early Timberneck Graveyard (approx. 1.2 miles away); Battle of the Hook (approx. 1.3 miles away); "The Hook" (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hayes.

Also see . . .
1. Gloucester Point in the Siege of Yorktown 1781. (Submitted on February 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Newly unveiled markers tell story of the Battle of the Hook in Gloucester County.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. French Soldiers Killed at the Battle of the Hook Marker

(Submitted on February 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.