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Title:
Stonington and HMS Rose
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
HMS Rose
British frigate
Battle of Stonington
British naval attack
Object ID:
Kim01-051A
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
04/10 /1986
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Richard A. Wheeler's History of Stonington, published in 1900, makes Carol Kimball Cheer Capt. Ramsbotton and others regarding the HMS Rose, a British frigate commanded by James Wallace and that attacked Stonington in 1775 - Stonington was the only Connecticut town to successfully stand off a British naval attack during the Revolution
People:
Wheeler, Richard A.
Ramsbottom, Capt.
Wallace, James (Commander)
Stanton, William (Capt.)
Smith, Oliver (Capt.)
Peckham, Stephen
Boas, Norman F. (Dr.)
Palmer, Jonathan
Weaver, Jonathan Jr.
Search Terms:
Stonington Historical Society
British
Tory
H. M. S. Rose
Stonington
battle
Long Point
war
Revolution
frigate
Hudson River
Connecticut
attack