VirtualHost with mod rewrite pointing at tomcat application

I am setting up a server running on Ubuntu 14.04. I have apache and tomcat installed with the rewrite module for apache and mod_jk enabled. I am attempting to point a domain at an application running within tomcat. Here is what I have currently as a virtual host file.

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName www.domain.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/domain

    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteRule \/$ /context [L]
</VirtualHost>

I have tried many variations of this but have had no luck. Any help to resolve would be most appreciated.