Cricket Hill, 1776

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On July 8–10, 1776, Brigadier General Andrew Lewis's Virginia batteries on Cricket Hill bombarded Lord Dunmore's fleet anchored off Gwynn's Island. Lewis's guns drove Dunmore — the last royal governor of Virginia — from the Chesapeake, ending British authority in the colony.

Learn more about the battle, the fleet, and Mathews County history at the Mathews Museum.

Visit the Cricket Hill historic marker on Gwynn's Island for the view across Milford Haven where Virginia gunners once ranged their fire.