Royal Navy shelling and landing parties burn Norfolk
- When
- January 1, 1776
- Where
- Town of Norfolk, Virginia
- Part of
- Burning of Norfolk
Royal Navy ships began shelling Norfolk on January 1, 1776, while landing parties came ashore to burn specific properties in the town.
On New Year's Day 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, British Royal Navy ships opened fire on Norfolk, Virginia, and landing parties came ashore to burn specific properties. Howe's guards paraded as they had before that day. The Patriots worked to drive off the British landing parties but did nothing to impede the progress of the flames, instead beginning to burn and loot Loyalist-owned property themselves.
Sources
- Burning of Norfolk Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13
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