. The New England magazine . a Scotia and theBritish naval station at Halifax made thecoast and frontier towns of Maine thespecial object of attack by the English inboth the Revolutionary War and the Warof 1812, and necessitated the retentionat home of a considerable body of Mainetroops. The beautiful city of Falmouth(now Portland) was bombarded and inlarge part burned October i8th, 1775, bya British fleet under Captain Mowett, indefiance of all rules of civilized 1777, an English expedition from Hal-ifax sailed up the Machias river andburned many vessels and buildings, butwas at la
. The New England magazine . a Scotia and theBritish naval station at Halifax made thecoast and frontier towns of Maine thespecial object of attack by the English inboth the Revolutionary War and the Warof 1812, and necessitated the retentionat home of a considerable body of Mainetroops. The beautiful city of Falmouth(now Portland) was bombarded and inlarge part burned October i8th, 1775, bya British fleet under Captain Mowett, indefiance of all rules of civilized 1777, an English expedition from Hal-ifax sailed up the Machias river andburned many vessels and buildings, butwas at last compelled to retire by thepatriot militia. June 12, 1779, a Britishfleet and land force took possession ofCastine, built a fortification, established a British Custom House and, notwith-standing a strong but unsuccessful attemptby the Americans to re-capture the place,retained possession until the close of thewar. The most distinguished citizen ofMaine who participated in the Revolu-tionary struggle was Gen. Henry Knox, a. The Longfi Statue, Portland. 560 THE STATE OF MAINE.
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