Gaspee Affair
The Gaspee Affair was a significant event in the lead-up to the American Revolution. HMS Gaspee was a British customs schooner that had been engaged in anti-smuggling operations. It ran aground in shallow water on June 9, 1772, near what is now known as Gaspee Point in the city of Warwick, Rhode Island, while chasing the packet boat Hannah. A group of men led by Abraham Whipple and John Brown attacked, boarded, looted, and torched the ship.
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Gaspee Affair
The Gaspee Affair was a significant event in the lead-up to the American Revolution. HMS Gaspee was a British customs schooner that had been engaged in anti-smuggling operations. It ran aground in shallow water on June 9, 1772, near what is now known as Gaspee Point in the city of Warwick, Rhode Island, while chasing the packet boat Hannah. A group of men led by Abraham Whipple and John Brown attacked, boarded, looted, and torched the ship.
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Die Gaspéeaffäre (engl. Gaspée ...... es Schiffes nachgestellt wird.
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L'affaire du Gaspée désigne un ...... patriotes américains en 1772.
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The Gaspee Affair was a signif ...... al officials in North America.
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Kingdom of Great Britain
Sons of Liberty
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1772-06-09
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American victory
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Burning of HMS Gaspee
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HMS Gaspee captured and burned
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Articles related to Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations
The Ocean State
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Die Gaspéeaffäre (engl. Gaspée ...... Gouverneur von Rhode Island,
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L'affaire du Gaspée désigne un ...... patriotes américains en 1772.
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The Gaspee Affair was a signif ...... looted, and torched the ship.
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Affaire du Gaspée
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Gaspee Affair
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Gaspéeaffäre
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Gaspee Affair
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