Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Battle of Sag Harbor

On this day in 1777,
A Patriot raiding force from Guilford, CT, cross the Long Island Sound. They surprise a British foraging party destroying 12 British ships, and causing many casualties at The Battle of Sag Harbor.

And in 1778,
A British raiding party enters, burns and plunders the town of Warren, RI.
More Colonial Battles

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