Talk:Raid on Chesconessex Creek

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... that in 1814 a British officer requested permission to raid a US fort in Virginia after its commander boasted of its capabilities?

Source: "Lieutenant James Scott had led many of these raids and Captain John Joynes was outraged at his conduct. In powerful language for the era Joynes told Scott "[I will] blow you to hell if you put your foot within a mile of my command ... Scott could not resist this challenge ... Scott had conseuqnecy gained permission to test Joynes' outburst with a raid" from Taylor, Matthew (30 May 2024). Black Redcoats: The Corps of Colonial Marines, 1814-1816. Pen and Sword Military. p. viii. ISBN 978-1-3990-3405-0.

ALT1: ... that an 1814 British raid on a fort in Virginia was guided by an escaped slave of the American garrison commander? Source: "Scott secured Cockburn's position to attack Joynes' battery at Chesconessex Creek in a raid guided by one of his former slaves" from: Taylor, Alan (9 September 2013). The Internal Enemy: Slavery And War In Virginia 1772-1832. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-393-07371-3.
ALT2: ... that during a British raid on a US fort in Virginia in 1814 the American commander fled wearing only his nightshirt and boots? Source: "proud Captain John Joynes fleeing unarmed, in jhis sleeping shirt and boots" from:Taylor, Matthew (30 May 2024). Black Redcoats: The Corps of Colonial Marines, 1814-1816. Pen and Sword Military. p. viii. ISBN 978-1-3990-3405-0.
ALT3: ... that the American commander of a fort captured by the British in 1814 complained that his coat and hat were given to a black Colonial Marine? Source: "leaving behind his cherished sword, feathered hat, and uniform coat. Scott kept the sword byt gave the clothing to a 'sergeant of the Black Marnes'. in an angry letter to Scott, Joynes denounced 'the dishonour I had put upon him by making over his military attire, cocked-hat, sky-scraper feathers and all, and allowing them to be worn by a 'G[o]d d[amned]d black nigger'" from: Taylor, Alan (9 September 2013). The Internal Enemy: Slavery And War In Virginia 1772-1832. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-393-07371-3.
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