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Jack Jouett Ride Inspires Virginia Legend
In a Charlottesville library scene, Judge recounts Jack Jouett’s near-miracle ride to warn Virginia leaders. Jouett, atop a fleet bay, sped thirty miles through rugged terrain to Charlottesville, evading Tarleton’s redcoats and shouting that the British are coming to save Jefferson and the Assembly.
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Paul Revere
Morris
Jack
Paul
Jack Jouett
Tarleton
Charlottesville
Jefferson
Wagle Tavern
Cornwallis
Virginia
Castle Hill
Arnold
Portsmouth
Sir Henry Clinton
Phillips
Manchester
James River
Richmond
Petersburg
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Nelson, Jr
Benjamin Harrison
Patrick Henry
Great Britain
Colonel Tarleton
Thomas Jefferson
Yonder Mountain
Cuckoo
Old Virginia
Lafayette
Baron Steuben
Rivanna
James
Simcoe
North Anna River
Hanover County
Cuckoo Tavern
Louisa County
Legion
Lower Albemarle
Louisa
Monticello
Milton
Darkies