Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 29 août 1778
- Type
- Bataille
- Coordonnées
- 41.60° N, 71.26° W
- Description
- 1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Rhode Island
1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Rhode Island took place on August 29, 1778. Continental Army and militia forces commanded by Major-General John Sullivan had been on Aquidneck Island besieging British forces occupying Newport, Rhode Island. They chose to lift the siege and planned to withdraw to the northern part of Aquidneck Island.
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