Battle off Fairhaven

The Battle off Fairhaven was the first naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War. It took place on May 14, 1775, in Buzzards Bay off Fairhaven, Massachusetts (formerly known as Dartmouth, Massachusetts) and resulted in Patriot militia retrieving two vessels that had been captured by HMS Falcon. The patriots also captured the 13 man crew of the Royal Navy, the first naval prisoners of the war.

Battle off Fairhaven
Part of the American Revolutionary War

1st Naval Battle American Revolution Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven
Date14 May 1775
Location
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
41.54°N 70.83°W / 41.54; -70.83
Result Patriot forces retrieve two patriot vessels from HMS Falcon
Belligerents
 Great Britain Massachusetts Bay
Commanders and leaders
John Linzee (Lindsey) Daniel Egery
Nathaniel Pope
Strength
HMS Falcon
about 110 Royal Navy seamen		 Private sloop Success
30 militia men (Massachusetts militia)
Casualties and losses
1 killed
2 wounded
13 prisoners		 none
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