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Martinsburgh Gazette
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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British forces from the ship Bulwark landed at Georgetown on the Kennebec River, capturing the fort with 12 guns and taking about 25 garrison men prisoner. About 1,000 militia gathered near Bath for defense. British destroyed coasters at Harpswell. Another account reports 140 men capturing and destroying the 9-gun fort.
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We learn that about 200 men, in 5 barges from the British ship Bulwark, landed on Monday at Georgetown, on the Kennebeck, and succeeded in taking possession of the fort at that place, (about 12 miles from Bath.) The garrison (consisting of about 25 men) supposed to be made prisoners.— Twelve guns were mounted at the fort.
About one thousand militia had collected near Bath for the defence of that place and the vicinity. The British had destroyed several coasters at Harpswell.
[Another account states, that several barges from a British ship of war, containing about 140 men, entered Kennebeck River, and took possession of the only fort, (Georgetown,) mounting 9 guns, with about 20 men. The British flag was hoisted and the Fort destroyed—and the enemy burnt all the vessels that were in their way.]
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Georgetown, On The Kennebeck
Event Date
Monday
Outcome
garrison of about 25 men supposed prisoners; fort with 12 guns taken; several coasters destroyed at harpswell; in another account, fort with 9 guns destroyed and vessels burnt
Event Details
About 200 men in 5 barges from British ship Bulwark landed at Georgetown and took possession of the fort; about 1,000 militia collected near Bath for defense; British destroyed several coasters at Harpswell. Another account: several barges with 140 men from British ship of war entered Kennebeck River, took possession of Georgetown fort with 20 men, hoisted British flag, destroyed fort, and burnt vessels in their way.