Penobscot Expedition

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The Penobscot Expedition was a disastrous 1779 American naval and land operation during the Revolutionary War, in which an attempted assault on a British fort in present-day Maine ended in a major defeat and the near-total loss of the American fleet.

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Penobscot Expedition canonical 3
Penobscot Expedition (1779) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf land campaign
military operation
naval expedition
aftermath courts-martial of American officers
criticism of Dudley Saltonstall
damage to Paul Revere's military reputation
chronology took place in summer 1779
commander Dudley Saltonstall
Francis McLean
George Collier
Solomon Lovell
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States
describedAs one of the worst naval defeats in United States history prior to Pearl Harbor
endTime 1779-08-13
fleetSize over 40 American vessels
fortInvolved Fort George (Castine)
goal capture Fort George
expel British forces from Penobscot Bay
hasCasualties light British casualties
significant American casualties
hasCause British creation of the colony of New Ireland
British establishment of a base at Penobscot Bay
hasEffect heavy American casualties
near-total loss of American fleet
strengthening of British position in eastern Maine
historicalRegion District of Maine
location Maine
New England
Penobscot Bay
notableParticipant John Brewer
Paul Revere
opponent Great Britain
opposedBy local Wabanaki allies of the Americans in some actions
organizedBy Commonwealth of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts
outcomeDetail American ships scuttled or burned to avoid capture
participant British Army
Continental Navy
Loyalist forces
Massachusetts militia
Royal Navy
partOf Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War
presentDayLocation Castine, Maine
linked to: Castine
result American defeat
British victory
startTime 1779-07-24
strategicObjective prevent permanent British foothold in eastern Maine

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Peleg Wadsworth notableEvent Penobscot Expedition
Military history of Massachusetts notableEvent Penobscot Expedition
Penobscot Bay hasHistoricalEvent Penobscot Expedition (1779)
linked to: Penobscot Expedition