American Fleet Sails from Boston
- When
- July 19, 1779
- Where
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Part of
- Penobscot Expedition
On July 19, 1779, Saltonstall's fleet of 19 warships and 25 support vessels left Boston carrying Lovell's expeditionary force and Revere's artillerists.
The Massachusetts Provincial Congress, supported by the Second Continental Congress, raised an expedition to drive McLean's troops out. On July 19, 1779, an American fleet of 19 warships and 25 support vessels under Commodore Dudley Saltonstall set sail from Boston, carrying an expeditionary force under Brigadier General Solomon Lovell of more than 1,000 colonial marines and militiamen, along with 100 artillerists under Lieutenant Colonel Paul Revere. It was the largest American naval expedition of the war.
Sources
- Penobscot Expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
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