Revolutionary Imprints
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Norman Desmarais, Revolutionary War author and historian
December 15,
1774
Fort William and Mary, New Hampshire.
1775
Sloop Betsy captured with the Royal Governor's household goods.
Lee Captures British provision sloop Betsey.
1776
New Hampshire privateer schooner McClary and the privateer sloop Charming Sally capture the Resolution.
British men-of-war take several prizes.
Rhode Island privateer schooner Eagle and Massachusetts privateer sloop True Blue capture the Addellgunte Loewise.
1777
Augusta County, Virginia. An Indian raiding party is pursued by militiamen after 4 civilians are killed.
Cooper's Ferry, New Jersey. Jersey militiamen take 20 British sailors.
Kingsbridge, New York.
1778
The French attack the British unsuccessfully.
1780
near Ninety Six, South Carolina.
1781
off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Some militiamen in whaleboats captured 2 Loyalist mercantile ships.
at sea near Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Americans take 2 Refugee sloops in the Narrows.
North Castle, New York.
Narrows, New York.
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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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