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Francisco's Fight
Background
Francisco's Fight is the name commonly given to an alleged skirmish between a detachment of Tarleton's Raiders and Peter Francisco, a Continental Army soldier with a long service record, during the American Revolutionary War in July 1781. The skirmish, which is only known to be documented by Francisco, resulted in the death of at least one man and the wounding of several others.Later historical accounts of the skirmish embellished the story with details not present in the documentary record.Yorktown Campaign Battles
- Battle of Blandford
- Battle of Cape Henry
- Battle of Green Spring
- Battle of Spencer's Ordinary
- Battle of the Chesapeake
- Francisco's Fight
- Raid on Richmond
- Siege of Yorktown
- Skirmish at Waters Creek
