The 1779 Siege of Penobscot (also called the Penobscot Expedition) was the scene of the worst defeat in U. S. Naval history until December 7, 1941. The following are documents and eyewitness accounts - from local inhabitants, British military personnel, and American combatants.
Maps
1779 map of the siege of Penobscot
Secondary Sources
Calef, John. The Siege of Penobscot by the Rebels. Click here to purchase!
Flood, Charles Bracelen. Rise, and Fight Again. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1976. This very readable book is available through interlibrary loan.
Lovell, Solomon. The Original Journal of General Solomon Lovell, Kept during the Penobscot Expedition,1779: with a Sketch of His Life by Gilbert Nash. Together with the Proceedings of the Society for 1879-80. Weymouth Historical Society, 1881.
Mowatt, Henry. "Captain Henry Mowatt's Account." The Magazine of History. Vol. III, 334-343.
Nielson, Jon M. "Penobscot: From the Jaws of Victory - Our Navy's Worst Defeat." The American Neptune. Oct. 1977 (288-305).
Symonds, Craig L. "The American Naval Expedition to Penobscot, 1779." Naval War College Review. Apr. 1972 (64-72).
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