Belvoir (Scott's Plantation)
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N 39° 01.128 W 076° 35.033
18S E 362881 N 4320056
A camp for French troops on the way to Yorktown in 1781
Waymark Code: WM9GM
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2006
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Belvoir
(Scott's Plantation)
French troops under Count de Rochambeau made their 36th camp here
September 16-17, 1781, en route to Yorktown, Virginia. Most of the
troops embarked from Annapolis, but the artillery marched to
Georgetown to cross the Potomac River.
Maryland Historical Society
Marker Type (optional): ----
County (required): Anne Arundel County
Location (required): On MD 178 between Crownsville and Annapolis
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