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Keywords: Penobscot Expedition, 1779
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Item 25164
Title: Receipt for Penobscot Expedition service, Falmouth, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1779-07-08
Location: Castine
Media: Ink on paper
Item 1323
Title: Stephen Hall on Penobscot Expedition, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1779-08-29
Location: Falmouth
Media: Ink on paper
Item 9965
Title: Peleg Wadsworth letter on the Penobscot Expedition, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1779-08-13
Location: Castine
Media: Ink on paper
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A Naval Disaster: The Penobscot Expedition
A fleet of privateers and hastily recruited soldiers failed to stop the British from occupying Majabigwaduce on Penobscot Bay in 1779. The disastrous Penobscot Expedition left the area, later known as Castine, to the British and a loyalist colony called New Ireland.
Exhibit
Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.