Battle of Kemp's Landing

The Battle of Kemp's Landing, also known as the Skirmish of Kempsville, was a skirmish in the American Revolutionary War that occurred on November 15, 1775. Militia companies from Princess Anne County in the Province of Virginia assembled at Kemp's Landing to counter British troops under the command of Virginia's last colonial governor, John Murray, Lord Dunmore, that had landed at nearby Great Bridge. Dunmore was investigating rumors of Patriot troop arrivals from North Carolina that turned out to be false; he instead moved against the Princess Anne militia, defeating their attempt at an ambush and routing them.

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1775 Battle of Kemp's Landing

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1775 Battle of Great Bridge

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1783 Action of 22 January 1783

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1813 Battle of Craney Island

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1861 Battle of Sewell's Point

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1861 Battle of Pig Point

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1862 Battle of Hampton Roads

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1775	Battle of Kemp's Landing	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1775	Battle of Great Bridge	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain, Colony of Virginia, Province of North Carolina, William Woodford	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1783	Action of 22 January 1783	France, naval battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Battle of Craney Island	United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Sewell's Point	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Pig Point	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Hampton Roads	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		CSS Virginia	casemate ironclad	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Congress	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Cumberland	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Theodore Roosevelt	supercarrier, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Whitehall	steamship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Wisconsin	fast battleship, Iowa-class battleship	Wikidata
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object	watercraft	1998	USS Harry S. Truman	supercarrier, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1767	Norfolk Naval Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	fort	1775	Fort Norfolk	historic district, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1834	Fort Monroe	National Park Service, fort, unincorporated community in the United States	Wikidata
site	museum		Old Coast Guard Station Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum	military museum, shipyard	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Nauticus	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Manta	sunken vessel, attack submarine, Balao-class submarine	Wikidata