• Thumbnail for Battle off Yarmouth (1777)
    The Battle off Yarmouth took place on 28 March 1777 during the American Revolutionary War off the coast of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The battle is the first...
    8 KB (711 words) - 08:07, 7 March 2023
  • Thumbnail for USS Cabot (1775)
    first to be captured in the American Revolutionary War in the Battle off Yarmouth (1777). On 13 October 1775, acting on intelligence received concerning...
    6 KB (577 words) - 12:13, 29 July 2023
  • Thumbnail for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
    raids in the Raid on Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (1775), the inhabitants still sheltered American prisoners after the Battle off Yarmouth (1777). After the American...
    50 KB (4,222 words) - 12:43, 17 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Joseph Olney
    Revolution who was involved in the Raid of Nassau, Battle of Block Island and the Battle off Yarmouth (1777), among other naval engagements. Olney was commissioned...
    4 KB (494 words) - 02:04, 11 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Nova Scotia in the American Revolution
    March 1777, in the first American Navy encounter with the British, the British ran the American vessel aground in the Battle off Yarmouth (1777) and the...
    45 KB (4,666 words) - 09:27, 12 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for HMS Yarmouth (1745)
    She was recommissioned for the Leeward Islands in 1777 and sailed on 9 September. In 1781, Yarmouth was reduced in armament to become a 60-gun ship. She...
    7 KB (677 words) - 01:05, 6 May 2024
  • 1776) Battle off Yarmouth (March 28, 1777) St. John River expedition (June 2, 1777 – June 30, 1777) Capture of USS Hancock (July 8, 1777 – July 9, 1777) Battle...
    15 KB (1,401 words) - 05:10, 20 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Nicholas Biddle (naval officer)
    several ships. In 1778 off the coast of Barbados, Biddle confronted HMS Yarmouth, a 64-gun British warship. After a twenty-minute battle, Biddle's ship Randolph...
    8 KB (868 words) - 16:59, 4 February 2024
  • Chebogue, Nova Scotia (category Communities in Yarmouth County)
    Ephraim Cook (mariner). During the American Revolution, during the Battle off Yarmouth (1777), the British Navy drove an American Privateer ashore near Chebogue...
    3 KB (396 words) - 20:30, 12 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Battle off Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1778)
    The Battle off Liverpool took place on 24 April 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. The raid involved the British vessel HMS Blonde and the French...
    11 KB (1,228 words) - 21:35, 15 March 2024