Battle of Great Bridge

Commemoration of the Battle of Great Bridge at Battlefield Park in Chesapeake, Va with wreath laying by NSSAR.

The Battle of Great Bridge was fought December 9, 1775, in the area of Great Bridge, Virginia, early in the American Revolutionary War. The victory by colonial Virginia militia forces led to the departure of Royal Governor Lord Dunmore and any remaining vestiges of British power over the Colony of Virginia during the early days of the conflict.