[DOC] [TLE] US History Timeline: War of Independence [PAR] On May 15, the Congress places the colonies in a state of defense. ... June 17, 
1775 - The first major fight between British and American troops occurs at ... 
Washington, outnumbered two to one, suffers a severe defeat as his army is 
outflanked ... who suffers only six wounded (including future president Lt. James 
Monroe). [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Jefferson: Governor of Virginia, Part II | Prologue: Pieces of ... [PAR] May 16, 2013 ... Jefferson's term as Governor ended on June 2, 1781, a dangerous and chaotic 
time for Virginia. ... Governor, and so the state remained leaderless for almost a 
week. ... In late April 1781, Jefferson and Virginia faced an uncertain future. ... 
Lafayette had raced his 1,200 soldiers from Alexandria to meet them. [DOC] [TLE] Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown - Oct 19, 1781 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 
8,000 ... and in April 1781, he led his weary and battered troops toward the 
Virginia coast, ... formally recognizing the United States as a free and 
independent nation after ... that almost destroys Early's army at the Battle of 
Cedar Creek in Virginia. [DOC] [TLE] Captain Jack Jouett's Ride to the Rescue : The Colonial ... [PAR] As the British moved to capture Thomas Jefferson and other Virginia officials, 
Jack ... But the riding of that dayJune 3, 1781was not over. ... Jefferson was 
home at Monticello when Jouett found him and told him that Colonel ... To his 
mind, they were legitimate military targets, and he ordered Tarleton to capture 
them. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington - Wikipedia [PAR] French and Indian War  Battle of Jumonville Glen  Battle of Fort Necessity  
Braddock ... The 22nd Amendment (1951) now limits the president to two elected 
terms. ... His strategy enabled Continental forces to capture two major British 
armies at ... He retired from the presidency in 1797, returning to his home and 
plantation... [DOC] [TLE] Benedict Arnold - Wikipedia [PAR] This monument was erected under the patronage of the State of Connecticut in 
the 55th year of the Independence of the U.S.A. in memory of the brave patriots 
massacred at Fort Griswold near this spot on the 6th of Sept. AD 1781, when the 
British, under the command of the Traitor Benedict ... He led British forces on 
raids in Virginia and against New London and... [DOC] [TLE] Benjamin Harrison V - Wikipedia [PAR] Benjamin Harrison V (April 5, 1726  April 24, 1791), from Charles City County, 
Virginia, was an American planter and merchant, a revolutionary leader and a 
Founding Father of the United States. He received his higher education at the 
College of William and Mary. ... Harrison was a representative to the Virginia 
House of Burgesses for Surry... [DOC] [TLE] Jefferson, Thomas as Governor of Virginia - Encyclopedia Virginia [PAR] Feb 22, 2016 ... He had no military experience, though, and his tenure was dominated by 
repeated ... In June 1781 British cavalry chased the General Assembly out of 
Charlottesville and nearly captured Jefferson at Monticello. ... Gloucester County , 
who was then lieutenant governor (i.e., president of the Council of State),... [DOC] [TLE] march to victory - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] On the morning of 19 April 1775, a column of British soldiers march- ing toward 
the ... army at Yorktown, Virginia, to a combined force of Americans and French 
headed by .... Cornwallis had marched almost at will across the Southern states. 
They ..... Line was home in Farmington on leave in June 1781 when he recorded:
. [DOC] [TLE] Andrew Jackson: Life Before the PresidencyMiller Center [PAR] In 1781, they were captured and contracted smallpox, of which Robert died 
shortly after their release. ... These circumstances came back to haunt Jackson in 
his presidential ... He resigned his Senate post after one year to take a job closer 
to home, as ... In June of 1812, the United States finally declared war on Great 
Britain. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington: Life Before the PresidencyMiller

Question: In June 1781 British troops nearly captured this future president in Virginia, his home state
Answer: Jefferson