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Sack of Hampton
Hampton,
VA ,
USA
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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As British Gen. Sidney Beckwith dispersed the local militia on 25 June 1813, Adm. Sir George Cockburn feigned an attack with barges at the mouth of the Hampton River. Hampton's water battery was abandoned and the British occupied the town. Their initial march in the town became known as the Sack of Hampton. There were reports that “at little Hampton, every horror was committed with impunity—rape, murder, pillage.” These outrages became a rallying cry for the defense of the Chesapeake. By the end of June, the British left to raid elsewhere.
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