Laird & Lee's guide to historic Virginia and the Jamestown centennial ..Full statistics and itinerary .. . naparte, Napoleons nephewand later Emperor of France, sixteen years after,sailed into Hampton Roads with the French frigatesLAndromede and La Sirene on a visit to Norfolk. In the War of 1812, naval activities again centeredaround Hampton Roads. June 22, 1813, preparatoryto entering Norfolk, the British attacked CraneyIsland, at the mouth of the Elizabeth River. As theypassed Nansemond Point, they were discovered andattacked by a battery on the shore manned by mar-ines from the Constellati
Laird & Lee's guide to historic Virginia and the Jamestown centennial ..Full statistics and itinerary .. . naparte, Napoleons nephewand later Emperor of France, sixteen years after,sailed into Hampton Roads with the French frigatesLAndromede and La Sirene on a visit to Norfolk. In the War of 1812, naval activities again centeredaround Hampton Roads. June 22, 1813, preparatoryto entering Norfolk, the British attacked CraneyIsland, at the mouth of the Elizabeth River. As theypassed Nansemond Point, they were discovered andattacked by a battery on the shore manned by mar-ines from the Constellation. Three barges were sunkand most of the men drowned, the few survivors re-treating to their vessels. Those who had previouslylanded were repulsed by the Virginia militia. — 19 — During the Civil War, Hampton Roads became animportant strategic point, as it was the gateway toWashington. Here, almost opposite the site of theJamestown Exposition, the Monitor and the Merrimaefought their epoch-making battle, and over its watersthundered the guns of Fortress Monroe and the battle-ships of both THE ESSEX, AN OLD-TIME WARSHIP. What Yorktown or Gettysburg have been to ourland forces, Hampton Roads has been our navy. Pro-tected by Fortress Monroe and the Rip Raps, it isthe gateway to our shores; the harbor for every storm-beaten mariner and the defender against every invad-ing foreign foe.
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