 Marker ID: Q8O Title:
Arnold's British Defenses, 1781
Location: Washington and King Streets,
Portsmouth VA 23704 Description:
"This marks a line of British redoubts erected in
March 1781 by order of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold
who, under Major William Phillips, commanded British
troops occupying Portsmouth. The line of fortifications
extended in an arc along Washington Street from the
northern waterfront to Gosport Creek and defended
Portsmouth from American attack from the west."
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