Second Battle of Machias

The Battle of Machias was an amphibious assault on the Massachusetts town of Machias by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. Local militia aided by Indian allies successfully prevented British troops from landing. The raid, led by Commodore Sir George Collier, was executed in an attempt to head off a planned second assault on Fort Cumberland, which had been besieged in November 1776. The British forces landed below Machias, seized a ship, and raided a storehouse.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

1777  Wikidata
Battle of Machias (1777)
battle, United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, United States, 

​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: 44.7141, -67.4609, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places

Loading map...

• 

  ⓘ
  

1777-08-13T00:00:00Z

1777-08-14T00:00:00Z

1777 Second Battle of Machias

1775-06-11T00:00:00Z

1775-06-12T00:00:00Z

1775 Battle of Machias

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1775	Battle of Machias	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1777	Second Battle of Machias	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort O'Brien	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1768	HMS Halifax	shipwreck, schooner	Wikidata