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The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
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American Revolutionary War
1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Machias
First naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Machias was an early naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War, also known as the Battle of the Margaretta, fought around the port of Machias, Maine.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)