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Mount Hope Bay raids

25 May 1778 – 30 May 1778 · 41.69° N, 71.22° W

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25 May 1778 – 30 May 1778
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Battle
Coordinates
41.69° N, 71.22° W
Description
1778 series of military raids by British troops during the American Revolutionary War

Mount Hope Bay raids

Series of military raids by British troops during the American Revolutionary War

The Mount Hope Bay raids were a series of military raids conducted by British troops during the American Revolutionary War against communities on the shores of Mount Hope Bay on May 25 and 31, 1778. The towns of Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island were significantly damaged, and Freetown, Massachusetts was also attacked, although its militia resisted British attacks more successfully.

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