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Join the Daughters of the American Revolution Princess Anne Chapter in cooperation with The Virginia Sons fo the American Revolution Norfolk Chapter for a regional history presentation of The Meeting of the Three Commanders, followed by a champagne toast to the "plan that won the Revolutionary War."
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Across the street from famed Westminster Canterbury on the Chesapeake Bay, beside BoBo’s Fine Chicken, on the edge of Shore Drive, is a historical marker citing the Meeting of the Three Commanders. The well-written marker tells the story on its own:

“Admiral de Grasse, commander of a large French fleet, gained control of the Chesapeake Bay after defeating a British fleet off the Virginia Capes on 5 Sept. 1781. Gen. George Washington, commander in chief of the combined American and French armies, and the Comte de Rochambeau, commander of the French expeditionary army, met with de Grasse aboard his flagship on 18 Sept. The officers planned to entrap the British Army at Yorktown. As Washington and Rochambeau left, sailors atop the masts of the French ships saluted them with running musket fire known as a feu de joie while the flagship fired its cannons. The siege of Yorktown began on 28 Sept. The British surrendered on 19 Oct.”

It is fitting that one of the most significant contributions to the Revolutionary War by the once Princess Anne County, now Virginia Beach, occurred just off the bay shore, well within sight of those on land. This year, the Princess Anne County Chapter, in cooperation with the Virginia Sons of the American Revolution, Norfolk Chapter, will host the first annual commemoration of the Meeting of the Three Commanders on Wednesday, September 18, at 4 pm, at Westminster Canterbury on the Chesapeake Bay.

For more information on this historic event check out this link: https://allthingsliberty.com/2021/09/meeting-of-the-three-commanders/