- The Burning of Norfolk was an incident that occurred on January 1, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. British Royal Navy ships in the harbor of Norfolk, Virginia, began shelling the town, and landing parties came ashore to burn specific properties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Norfolk
https://www.theclio.com/tour/292/9
https://www.loc.gov/item/2018664467/
- Cannon ball lodged in wall of St. Paul's Church, Norfolk, Virginia - fired by Lord Dunmore on New Year's Day, 1776 [1907]
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