Gaspee Affair: In an act of defiance against the British Navigation Acts, American patriots, led by Abraham Whipple

When

9 Jun 1772

Kind

Event

Coordinates

41.70° N, 71.50° W

Placed at the area around the region it links, Rhode Island.

Gaspee Affair: In an act of defiance against the British Navigation Acts, American patriots, led by Abraham Whipple, attack and burn the British customs schooner HMS Gaspee off of Rhode Island.

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