P311 - Plan of the action at Spencer's House, seven miles from Williamsburg
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Inscriptions read, from bottom to top: Below road to right: "Marshy and impenetrable wood"; "The Ranger Corps and jägers." Along lower vertical road: "Road to James City Island or Jamestown." Along road to right: "Cattle and provisions wagons"; "Road to Williamsburg." Left of vertical road: "Rendezvous"; "Dragoons of the Ranger Corps which fell upon the enemy as soon as they were sighted"; "The advanced guard of the enemy"; "March of the enemy." Right of vertical road: "Spencer's house"; "Ranger battalion -- Grenadiers and Light Infantry Company -- Jägers"; "Where the first action occurred"; "First disposition of the rebels"; "Area where the second action occurred and where I came to close quarters with the enemy"; "Second disposition of the enemy"; "Retreat of the enemy as soon as they were informed that Lord Cornwallis was advancing with a strong corps." Along upper vertical road: "Road from Cooper's Mill."
Source: Ewald, Johann von. Tagebuch von dem amerikanischen kriege. 1791. This is a ms. transcription of Ewald's notes.
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