What the records say
- When
- 1775
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 46.24° N, 63.13° W
- Description
- 1775 military operation
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Raid on Charlottetown (1775)
1775 military operation
The Raid on Charlottetown of 17–18 November 1775, early in the American Revolutionary War, involved two American privateers of the Marblehead Regiment attacking and pillaging Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, then known as St. John's Island. The raid motivated Nova Scotia Governor Francis Legge to declare martial law.
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