Raid on Saint John
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The raid on Saint John took place on 27 August 1775 during the American Revolutionary War. The raid involved American privateers from Machias, Massachusetts attacking Saint John, Nova Scotia on the no
Fort Frederick (Saint John, New Brunswick)
Samuel Graves
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Admiral Samuel Graves was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Seven Years' War and American War of Independence.
Raid on Saint John
…Royal to protect the town on the southeast shore of the Bay of Fundy. The Governor requested two sloops-of-war to patrol the Bay of Fundy. Admiral Samuel Graves assigned Captain William Duddingston of HMS Senegal to the task. Graves also sent Le Cras to protect Halifax for the winter. Governor Legge of Nova…
Portrait by James Northcote