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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualties
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13 British casualties
474 American casualties
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Dudley_Saltonstall
gptkb:Paul_Revere
Francis McLean
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gptkbp:endDate
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August 12, 1779
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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major American defeat
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Penobscot Expedition
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Castine,_Maine
gptkb:Penobscot_Bay,_Maine
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gptkbp:notableFor
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worst naval defeat in United States history until Pearl Harbor
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gptkbp:numberOfShips
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43
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
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gptkbp:purpose
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to dislodge British forces from eastern Maine
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Naval operations in the American Revolution
Paul Revere's court-martial
Siege of Castine
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gptkbp:result
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British victory
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Massachusetts_government
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gptkbp:startDate
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July 19, 1779
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Dudley_Saltonstall
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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