The Gaspee Affair was a significant event in the lead-up to the... - dofaq.co
The Gaspee Affair was a significant event in the lead-up to the... Gaspee Affair was a significant event in the lead-up to the American Revolution. HMS Gaspee[1] was a British customs schooner that enforced the Navigation Acts in and around Newport, Rhode Island, in 1772. It ran aground in shallow water while chasing the packet ship Hannah on June 9 near Gaspee Point in Warwick, Rhode Island. A group of men led by Abraham Whipple and John Brown attacked, boarded, and torched the ship.[2]
This Day in RI History: June 10, 1772 – The burning of the HMS Gaspee
The Gaspee’s embers glow
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Walking in the steps of history
