Virtual Battle Brief - Tarleton’s Charlottesville Raid, 1781

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Library of Congress

Lt. Col. Tarleton

In June 1781, British forces in central Virginia launched a daring strike to destroy Patriot supplies, disrupt the meeting of Virginia’s legislature, and capture Governor Thomas Jefferson. Join Museum educator and historian John Maass as he tells the story of Tarleton’s Charlottesville Raid during the American Revolution. Using rare period maps and modern images, Dr. Maass walks the viewer through key sites associated with the raid’s events.

John R. Maass, Ph.D. is an education specialist at the National Museum of the United States Army and a former officer in the 80th Division of the Army Reserve. He received a B.A. in history from Washington and Lee University and a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in early U.S. history and military history. Prior to coming to the Museum, he was a historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History for 10 years. His most recent book is “The Battle of Guilford Courthouse: A Most Desperate Engagement” (2020).