Historedia
Person

John Creighton

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1782

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Creighton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Raid on Lunenburg

    1782

    Role: Colonel and militia leader defending Lunenburg; his home was burned and he was taken prisoner

    1. June 30, 1782 · Chester, Nova ScotiaPrivateers Descend on Chester

      Stoddard's commissioned Scammell and other privateers fired on Chester on June 30, then learned Lunenburg's defenders had left and moved to attack it.

    2. July 1782 · Lunenburg, Nova ScotiaPlunder and Captives

      The privateers plundered the town and took three prisoners, including Colonel Creighton, who were later released from Boston without any ransom paid.

    3. July 1, 1782 · Lunenburg, Nova ScotiaAssault on Lunenburg

      On the morning of July 1, 1782, about 170 privateers in five heavily armed vessels overpowered the defence, capturing blockhouses and damaging the leaders' homes.

Sources

  1. Raid on Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1782) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16