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# Billy Flora: An American Hero
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/revolution-250-stories-from-the-first-shore/episode/billy-flora-an-american-hero-bx21rp/
- Published: 2025-10-15T02:02:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-10T21:10:32.000Z
- Description: Free Black hero Billy Flora’s bravery at Great Bridge helped turn the tide for Virginia.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Revolution 250: Stories From The First Shore, Season 1, Episode 5, #ZZZ_Episode_d0f73424-3cdf-47fc-93be-27706bd8ae79, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_0f68d973-41f7-4ddd-90ec-f3eac5e83adb, #v1.16

In December 1775, William “Billy” Flora, a free Black man from Portsmouth and member of the 2nd Virginia Regiment, performed a heroic act during the Battle of Great Bridge. Holding off British forces long enough for Patriot reinforcements to arrive, Flora helped secure a key victory that drove Governor Dunmore from Virginia and shaped the Revolution’s course.