Battle off Fairhaven
Naval engagement in the American Revolution / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle off Fairhaven was the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War. It took place on May 14, 1775, in Buzzards Bay off Fairhaven, Massachusetts (formerly known as Dartmouth, Massachusetts) and resulted in Patriot militia retrieving two vessels that had been captured by HMS Falcon. The patriots also captured the 13 man crew of the Royal Navy, the first naval prisoners of the war.[1]
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Battle off Fairhaven | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
1st Naval Battle American Revolution Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Great Britain | Massachusetts Bay | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Linzee (Lindsey) |
Daniel Egery Nathaniel Pope | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
HMS Falcon about 110 Royal Navy seamen |
Private sloop Success 30 militia men (Massachusetts militia) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed 2 wounded 13 prisoners | none |
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