the rhode islanders
On June 9, 1772 the British revenue schooner, Cutter Gaspee, ran aground in Rhode Island. Colonists set fire to the ship during the night.
The Gaspee was the British vessel that went aground while chasing colonial smugglers near RI. The locals boarded and burned the ship and its cargo.
Boston massacre- killing of 5 men when soldiers were at the coloniesGaspee affair- the torching of the schooner Gaspee
June 10th, 1772
burning of the "HMS GASPEE"
On June 9, 1772 the British revenue schooner, Cutter Gaspee, ran aground in Rhode Island. Colonists set fire to the ship during the night.
Gaspeé
Gaspee was a boat for the British to sail on
The colonists from Rhode Island went to the Gaspee on June 10, 1773 and surrounded the boat. They then took all the crew members as prisoners and shot at the captain, Lt. Duddington, but he wasn't killed. When the crew was off the ship, the Rhode Islanders, lead by John Brown, looted and burned the ship. The Gaspee then exploded from the fire.
The Gaspee was the British vessel that went aground while chasing colonial smugglers near RI. The locals boarded and burned the ship and its cargo.
1772
Boston massacre- killing of 5 men when soldiers were at the coloniesGaspee affair- the torching of the schooner Gaspee
in bed
John Brown
Gaspee
June 10th, 1772
Lieutenant William Dudingston