Keywords: British Invasion
Item 102152
William Floyd on the militias and local government, New York, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-05-09 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper
Item 1280
Benedict Arnold letter to Capt. Farnsworth, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-09-29 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818
The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.
Exhibit
Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775
At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.
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Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March
"… became infamous as a traitor when he joined the British because he didn't get promoted for the revolution."
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"… of the fortress at Quebec City then held by the British. The trip was doomed from the beginning as boats were ordered only two weeks prior to the…"
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
