On this day in 1775,
Maj. Benjamin Tupper leads a force of 300 men in whaleboats to stop British repair work on the island's lighthouse damaged during the Battle of Great Brewster Island 10 days earlier. Tupper's force kills or captures the entire British detachment and work crew.
And in 1777,
19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette is commissioned a Major General by Congress and is assigned to Washington's staff.
More Colonial Battles
Maj. Benjamin Tupper leads a force of 300 men in whaleboats to stop British repair work on the island's lighthouse damaged during the Battle of Great Brewster Island 10 days earlier. Tupper's force kills or captures the entire British detachment and work crew.
And in 1777,
19-year-old Marquis de Lafayette is commissioned a Major General by Congress and is assigned to Washington's staff.
More Colonial Battles
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