Gaspee Enforces Customs in Narragansett Bay
- When
- 1772
- Where
- Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
- Part of
- Gaspee Affair
Lieutenant Duddingston sailed HMS Gaspee into Narragansett Bay in early 1772 to enforce customs collection and cargo inspection, provoking escalating resentment.
In early 1772, Lieutenant William Duddingston sailed the Royal Navy revenue schooner Gaspee into Narragansett Bay to enforce customs collection and the mandatory inspection of cargo. The schooner had been enforcing the Navigation Acts around Newport, Rhode Island, and public resentment and outrage against the Gaspee in particular, and against the British in general, continued to escalate.
Sources
- Gaspee affair Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
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