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Burning of the Gaspee: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date June 10, 1772
Location Narragansett Bay • Rhode Island • United States

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Wood engraving by W.W. May showing the burning British schooner Gaspee engulfed in flames near the shore, with rowboats full of people and other sailing ships nearby.
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