Revolutionary Imprints
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Norman Desmarais, Revolutionary War author and historian
Day in History
March 17
1778
Billingsport, New Jersey.
Bull's Inlet, Charleston, South Carolina. Naval skirmish.
Alloway's Bridge, New Jersey. A British foraging party destroys James Smith's house.
Salem, New Jersey. Militiamen and a British foraging party skirmish outside Salem.
Captain John Paul Jones captures a ship.
Two British ships, a schooner and a sloop chase Captain Howland.
1779
Bull's Inlet, Charleston, South Carolina.
The Hazard and the General Gates capture a brig.
A party of Whigs attempt to capture a boat.
The HM Frigates Richmond, Delaware and Sphinx drive the letter of marque brig Royal Lewis on shore.
1780
Jacksonborough, South Carolina.
Tensa, Alabama.
The privateer Revenge captures the British ship Crown Galley.
Salkehatchie River, South Carolina.
1781
Guilford, Connecticut. Brief skirmish between local militiamen and Loyalists.
A French privateer captures the British Mullet Hall.
1782
The English letter of marque Plymouth Hero captures the Whig frigate Primrose.
1783
Duck Creek, Kent Co., Delaware. 5 militiamen attack Loyalist Capt. Brooks, take his boats, and scatter his crew in Cedar Swamp.
The whaleboat Kidnapper captures a small sloop.
A Rhode Island schooner boards a small bay sloop.
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