Tarleton's Last Fight
Here, at the Hook, Tarleton, commanding the cavalry of Cornwallis's army, fought an action with Choisy's French force and Virginia militia, October 3, 1781. The Duke de Lauzun's cavalry charged Tarleton, who retired to Gloucester Point. There he was blockaded by the French and by Virginia militia.
Marker is at the intersection of Hayes Road Rt 1238 and Hook Road, on the left when traveling south on Hayes Road Rt 1238.
Courtesy hmdb.org
