PENOBSCOT EXPEDITION
\pənˈɒbskɒt ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən], \pənˈɒbskɒt ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən], \p_ə_n_ˈɒ_b_s_k_ɒ_t ˌɛ_k_s_p_ə_d_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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1779. About 900 men were sent out from Boston against a British post on the Penobscot. A combined land and naval attack was planned. The land force debarked and gallantly assaulted the fort. Owing to disagreement between the commanders, the marines did not support them, and a British fleet now appearing on the scene forced all assailants to retire. It was an unfortunate affair. The commander, Saltonstall, and the generals, Lowell and Wadsworth, were publicly censured.
By John Franklin Jameson
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