Battle off Yarmouth (1777)
The Battle off Yarmouth took place on 28 March 1777 during the American Revolutionary War off the coast of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The battle is the first American armed vessel to engage the British Navy. The British vessel HMS Milford forced the American USS Cabot aground and the American crew escaped among the inhabitants of Yarmouth.
| Battle off Yarmouth (1777) | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
USS Cabot | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | United Kingdom | ||||||
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Joseph Olney Lieut. Benjamin Knight | John Burr | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 140 men | 32 guns | ||||||
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