Revolutionary Imprints
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Norman Desmarais, Revolutionary War author and historian
September 10,
1775
near Fort Chambly, Canada.
1776
Montresor's (Randall's) Island, New York.
New Hampshire privateer schooner McClary captures the schooners Glasgow and Neptune.
1777
Tangier Island, Georgia.
Pownalborough, Maine.
Staten Island, New York.
Bergen area, New Jersey. 3 detachments of British with a detachment from New York and another from Staten Island conduct successful a foraging raid into the Jerseys intended to be a diversion for Gen. William Howe's Philadelphia campaign.
HMS Rainbow vs. Gruel
HMS Perseus fires at Congressional troops on shore.
1779
Egg Harbor, New Jersey. Several British armed boats destroy a number of vessels and other property.
The New York privateer Black Prince takes and burns the sloop Peggy.
A Guernsey privateer captures a French ship.
The New York privateer Black Prince takes and burns.
British boats destroy a number of vessels.
Captain Sloan's Connecticut letter of marque sloop retakes a schooner.
The letter of marque Union captures a Spanish ship.
The privateer King George captures the Portland.
The French frigate Amazone captures the British man-of-war Ariel.
1780
Mask's Ferry, North Carolina.
Tipu Sultan’s forces defeat the British Army.
1781
Heard's Mill, Georgia.
1782
The Jamaica fleet captures a Spanish polacre.
Recent Articles
The French Depart Newport. Online Journal of Rhode Island History. March 17, 2023.
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French Military Hospitals in Rhode Journal of the American Revolution. April 18, 2022.
A French Duel in Newport Online Journal of Rhode Island History. February 19, 2022.
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The Blessing of the Flags. Journal of the American Revolution. January 12, 2022.
The French Newspaper in Newport Online Journal of Rhode Island History. December 3, 2021.
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Why Newport Scorned the French in 1780. Online Journal of Rhode Island History. January 1, 2021.
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