What the records say
- When
- 18 Oct 1775
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 43.65° N, 70.25° W
- Description
- attack by a fleet of Royal Navy vessels on the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts
Burning of Falmouth
1775 bombardment in Massachusetts, US
The Burning of Falmouth was an attack by a fleet of Royal Navy vessels on the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The fleet was commanded by Captain Henry Mowat. The attack began with a naval bombardment which included incendiary shot, followed by a landing party meant to complete the town's destruction.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Губернатор Виргинии лорд Данмор обещал свободу неграм, которые перейдут к англичанам (затем многие из них были проданы в Вест-Индию)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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