New Ireland: Men in Pursuit of a Forlorn Hope, 1779-1784

Authors

  • Robert Sloan University of Maine Machias Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/NaN

Keywords:

Loyalists, John Calef, John Nutting, William Knox, Lord George Germain, Clinton, Alexander Wedderburn

Abstract

The article discusses the unsuccessful efforts put forth to establish a British military base in Penobscot Bay near Castine. This was to aid the British efforts to put down the revolution as well as to make a place of haven for refugee American Loyalists.

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Published

1979-10-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (1979): Maine History Journal

Section

Articles