All posts tagged "privateering"
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3.1KConnecticutBenedict Arnold’s Treason Unmasked to Washington—in Arnold’s Own House
George Washington learned about Benedict Arnold’s treason while staying at Benedict Arnold’s house near West Point. He wondered why Arnold, his best...
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9.9K2MaineSaint-Castin, the French Baron Who Drove the English From Maine
A 13-year-old son of a French baron named Jean-Vincent d’Abaddie de Saint-Castin arrives in Maine in 1665 to quell the Iroquois and...
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21.4K3New HampshireThe Privateer Liverpool Packet, The Evil Genius of Coastal Trade
The privateers that raided shipping off the New England coast in the War of 1812 were the gladiators of their day. Wealth,...
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29.5K12MaineThe 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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12.6K7ConnecticutCaptain 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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6.9K5MassachusettsJonathan Haraden, Revolutionary 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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