Key Developments: Week of May 28, 1776 – Gwynn’s Is., VA, — Lord Dunmore’s floating city has redeployed from Hampton Roads to the mouth of the Piankatank River. Due to smallpox, ship diversions, and Royal Navy unwillingness to reinforce his fleet, the governor cannot muster enough combat effectives. Nevertheless, Black bondsmen continue to rally to his call to military service and freedom. While his forces remain equidistant from Williamsburg as…
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