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Battle of Gloucester

Battle of Gloucester was a battle fought in 1775 at Cape Ann, in what is now Massachusetts, United States. It was part of the American Revolutionary War, which ran from 1775 to 1783. The recorded result: Massachusetts Bay victory. Recorded strength: Land: Unknown militia; Sea: 2 unarmed schooners against 1 sloop-of-war,; 3 small boats.

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This is a detail from the source map, which bears this caption: A map of 100 miles round Boston. This detail is cropped to show only Boston Harbor and Cape Ann.
This is a detail from the source map, which bears this caption: A map of 100 miles round Boston. This detail is cropped to show only Boston Harbor and Cape Ann.. Gentleman's Magazine (publisher); author unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1775 (year precision)
PlaceCape Ann, Massachusetts, United States
42.606N, 70.664W
Part ofAmerican Revolutionary War (1775 to 1783)
KindBattle, early modern
ResultMassachusetts Bay victory
BelligerentsMassachusetts BayGreat Britain
CommandersJoseph Foster; Bradbury SandersJohn Linzee
StrengthLand: Unknown militia; Sea: 2 unarmed schooners1 sloop-of-war,; 3 small boats
Casualties and losses2 killed; 1 wounded1 killed; 4 wounded; 24 captured; 3 small boats captured; 1 sloop-of-war damaged
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Gloucester is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (17 in Massachusetts).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q32198, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gloucester (1775), revision 1380819915, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.