Revolutionary Imprints
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Norman Desmarais, Revolutionary War author and historian
Day in History
​January 1,
1776
Norfolk, Virginia.
HM sloop Lynx captures brig America.
1777
Warwick Neck, Rhode Island.
Amboy, New Jersey.
HM Frigate Roebuck captures the schooner Friendship.
HMS Diamond runs aground.
Privateer schooner General Putnam engages the British ships Betsy and Nancy.
1778
Delaware River, New Jersey. Americans strip and destroy a sloop taken between Chester and Philadelphia.
Continentals capture a sloop.
1779
Zubly's Ferry, Georgia.
Two small British letters of marque capture a French packet.
1780
Great Island, Pennsylvania.
1781
South Carolina. James Kirkpatrick Killed.
1782
The Crown frigate Québec and the Grana capture the ship St. Lawrence and the brig Fanfiure.
1783
Captain Bell captures a brig.
The crew take a 600-ton ship.
The Continental frigate Hague captures a light ship, probably the Ballier/Bailey/Baillie/Baille.
Recent Articles
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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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