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American Revolutionary War: Five American privateer vessels raided the British settlement at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (depicted).
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1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
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Person or ship engaging in maritime warfare under commission
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Raid on Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1782)
Battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Coastal town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)