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- 14. Mai 1775
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- 41.57° N, 70.77° W
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- naval engagement in the American Revolution
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Battle off Fairhaven
Naval engagement in the American Revolution
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 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.
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