Battle of Machias

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The Battle of Machias was one of the first naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War, in which colonial militia and sailors captured a British armed schooner off the coast of Maine.

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instanceOf battle of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Margaretta ⓘ
belligerent American colonial forces ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ
casualties British commander James Moore mortally wounded ⓘ
light American casualties ⓘ
several British sailors killed or wounded ⓘ
cause attempt by British to secure lumber and supplies for Boston ⓘ
colonial resistance to British economic and military control ⓘ
combatantCommander Benjamin Foster ⓘ
Jeremiah O’Brien ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country Great Britain ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
date 1775-06-11 ⓘ
endDate 1775-06-12 ⓘ
followedBy subsequent Machias privateering operations ⓘ
hasParticipant Benjamin Foster ⓘ
British sailors of HMS Margaretta ⓘ
James Moore ⓘ
Jeremiah O’Brien ⓘ
Machias town militia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Machias
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance early assertion of American control over local coastal waters ⓘ
impact demonstrated colonial willingness to challenge British naval power ⓘ
encouraged American privateering along the New England coast ⓘ
location Machias, Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
linked to: Machias, Maine

coast of present-day Maine ⓘ
militaryBranch American colonial militia ⓘ
British Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: Royal Navy
notableFor being one of the first naval engagements of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
capture of the British armed schooner Margaretta ⓘ
opposingCommander James Moore ⓘ
partOf New England theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
precededBy Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ
presentDayLocation Machias, Maine, United States ⓘ
linked to: Machias, Maine
region New England ⓘ
result American victory ⓘ
shipInvolved Falmouth Packet (American vessel) ⓘ
HMS Margaretta ⓘ
Unity (American sloop) ⓘ
startDate 1775-06-11 ⓘ
tacticalOutcome capture of British vessel and crew by American forces ⓘ
territorialContext Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
typeOfEngagement small-ship naval action ⓘ
year 1775 ⓘ

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Jeremiah O’Brien → notableWork → Battle of Machias ⓘ
Jeremiah O’Brien → notableEvent → Battle of Machias ⓘ
Battle of Machias (1777) → precededBy → Battle of Machias (1775) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Machias
Battle of Machias → hasParticipant → Machias town militia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Machias
Machias → knownFor → Battle of Machias ⓘ
Machias, Maine → knownFor → Battle of Machias ⓘ