ˈæftɚɹ ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ flˈiːt lˈændᵻd tɹˈuːps lˈɛd baɪ tˈɜːŋkoʊt bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt ˈɑːɹnəld ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, vɜːdʒˈɪniə ɪn dˌɛspɚɹˈeɪʃən hˈaɪɚd pɹˌaɪvətˈɪɹz tʊ ɐsˈɪst ðə nˈeɪvi.
After a British fleet landed troops led by turncoat  Benedict Arnold in December 1780, Virginia in desperation hired privateers to assist the Navy.