Battle of Green Spring

July 6, 1781 · Yorktown

Result British victory

Lord Cornwallis set a trap for the Marquis de Lafayette's army near Jamestown, Virginia. American troops under Anthony Wayne escaped after a bold charge, and the British held the field.

American

British

Strength and losses

Strength
800–900
Killed
28
Wounded
122
Strength
c. 7,000
Casualties
75