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The skirmish was one of a series of actions that prompted a retaliatory expedition by Royal Navy Captain Henry Mowat in October 1775. The major event of his cruise, the Burning of Falmouth, was cited by the Second Continental Congress when it established the Continental Navy.

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  • Battle of Gloucester (1775)
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  • The skirmish was one of a series of actions that prompted a retaliatory expedition by Royal Navy Captain Henry Mowat in October 1775. The major event of his cruise, the Burning of Falmouth, was cited by the Second Continental Congress when it established the Continental Navy.
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Strength
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • Land:
  • Sea:
  • unknown militia
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Partof
  • the American Revolutionary War
Date
  • --08-08
Commander
Caption
  • Detail from a 1775 map showing Boston, Cape Ann and Gloucester harbor. Gloucester Harbor is labelled "Cape Ann Harbour".
Casualties
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 4(xsd:integer)
  • 24(xsd:integer)
Result
  • Colonial victory
Notes
  • *One of the two American schooners had been captured by the British and was freed during the battle. *Ten colonists impressed for naval service were freed by the American militia during the battle.
combatant
  • Province of Massachusetts Bay
Place
Conflict
  • Battle of Gloucester
abstract
  • The skirmish was one of a series of actions that prompted a retaliatory expedition by Royal Navy Captain Henry Mowat in October 1775. The major event of his cruise, the Burning of Falmouth, was cited by the Second Continental Congress when it established the Continental Navy.
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