Revolutionary Imprints
Norman Desmarais, Revolutionary War author and historian
Day in History
May 1,
1778
Crooked Billet, Pennsylvania.
Bordentown, New Jersey. A British detachment crosses the Delaware River and attacks NJ militiamen.
Connecticut privateer sloops American Revenue and Revenge capture the ship Lovely Lass.
1779
Fort Lyttleton, South Carolina.
A privateer captures the brig Isaac, chases the brig Charming Polly, captures the brig St. Martin and the ship Remembrance.
Two or more privateer boats land and steal 21 slaves.
1781
The Connecticut brig Marquis de Lafayette captures a sloop.
1782
Friday's (or Fridig's) Ferry, South Carolina.
Tybee Roads, Georgia.
The Enterprize takes the Spanish schooner St. Joseph y las Animas.
The Whig vessel Fox takes a letter of marque brigantine and five other prizes.
Recent Articles
A Frog Feast. Journal of the American Revolution. August 22, 2023.
The French Depart Newport. Online Journal of Rhode Island History. March 17, 2023.
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.
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.
Why Newport Scorned the French in 1780. Online Journal of Rhode Island History. January 1, 2021.
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