Battle

Battle off Fairhaven

14 May 1775 · 41.57° N, 70.77° W

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14 May 1775
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
41.57° N, 70.77° W
Description
naval engagement in the American Revolution
Naval
yes

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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