# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Battle Brief - Prelude to Yorktown: The Battle of Green Spring, 1781
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 13 May, 2025 at 12:00 pm – Tue, 13 May, 2025 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: During the cagy maneuvers of veteran British and American forces in Virginia leading up to the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, troops under the Marquis de Lafayette and Lt. Gen. Charles, Lord Cornwallis faced off in a short but bloody battle on the banks of the James River on July 6. 

Discover the story of the Battle of Green Spring during the Revolutionary War with military historian and Museum educator John Maass, and learn how this close range battle nearly destroyed a contingent of the Patriots' army only three months before the war's culminating military operation.   

John R. Maass is an education specialist at the National Museum of the United States Army. He received a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in early U.S. history and military history.  His most recent book is “From Trenton to Yorktown: Turning Points of the Revolutionary War” (2025).

This Battle Brief is also offered virtually on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. ET. Learn more and begin your free registration here:   https://www.thenmusa.org/public-programs/battle-briefs
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-belvoir/battle-brief-prelude-to-yorktown-the-battle-of-green-spring-1781/200028014328233
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Fort Belvoir
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1775 Liberty Drive, Fort Belvoir, VA, United States, Virginia 22060
- **lat**: 38.72255
- **long**: -77.1701
- **full address**: 1775 Liberty Drive, Fort Belvoir, VA, United States, Virginia 22060

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Battle Brief - Prelude to Yorktown: The Battle of Green Spring, 1781 being held?
  - **A:** Battle Brief - Prelude to Yorktown: The Battle of Green Spring, 1781 takes place on Tue, 13 May, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Tue, 13 May, 2025 at 01:00 pm at 1775 Liberty Drive, Fort Belvoir, VA, United States, Virginia 22060.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Battle Brief - Prelude to Yorktown: The Battle of Green Spring, 1781?
  - **A:** Battle Brief - Prelude to Yorktown: The Battle of Green Spring, 1781 is organized by National Museum of the United States Army.

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