Battle off Fairhaven

The Battle off Fairhaven was the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War. It took place on May 14, 1775, in Buzzards Bay off Fairhaven, Massachusetts and resulted in Patriot militia retrieving two vessels that had been captured by HMS Falcon. The patriots also captured the 13 man crew of the Royal Navy, the first naval prisoners of the war.

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1775 Battle off Fairhaven

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1775	Battle off Fairhaven	naval battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Valor	coastal minesweeper, Accentor-class minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		WLV-613	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1930	Lightship No. 114	lightvessel	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Banks	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Phoenix	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Rodman	artillery fort, historic district	Wikidata
site	fort	1675	Russell Garrison	fort, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort	1776	Acushnet Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1941	Brewster Islands Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1941	Calf Island Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	Butler Point Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Barneys Joy Point Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata