All posts tagged "privateering"
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21.2K9MaineThe Penobscot Expedition, America’s Forgotten Military Disaster
The Penobscot Expedition during the American Revolution was the worst naval disaster in American history until Pearl Harbor. That a huge force...
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8.6K6ConnecticutCaptain William Kidd, Vicious Pirate or Enterprising Privateer?
William Kidd supposedly buried treasure off the Connecticut coast before sailing to Boston in 1699. There, he thought, he would receive clemency...
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4.3K4MassachusettsJonathan Haraden, Privateer Who Captured Everything He Came Alongside
During the American Revolution, Capt. Jonathan Haraden captured dozens of British merchant ships at sea. Most people could only hear of the...
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14.3K10MassachusettsThe Stolen Library That Launched America’s 1st Math Genius, Nathaniel Bowditch
In 1791, two Salem ministers let an 18-year-old apprentice named Nathaniel Bowditch use the private library to which they belonged. Maritime navigation...
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7.5K4Arts and LeisureThe Other Alexander Hamilton Visits Newport, 1744
In 1744, Dr. Alexander Hamilton took a long trip to New England for his health. Given the rigors of travel in those...
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3.8K11Flashback PhotosFlashback Photo: The 1782 Sack of Lunenberg by America’s Pirate Navy
The sack of Lunenburg in 1782 was a spectacular example of the importance of America’s pirate navy to the Revolutionary War. During...
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3.4K4New HampshireJohn Langdon: New Hampshire’s Early Revolutionary
As a merchant and ship owner, it was not at all difficult to persuade John Langdon that the British needed to be...
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