On June 12, 1775, about two miles off-shore near Round Island, the first naval battle of the American Revolution took place. This was the first instance of armed naval combat between Americans and a foreign power, and as such, the United States . . . — — Map (db m145040) HM
Historic Fort Machias
Built in 1775 immediately after the first naval
battle of the American Revolution took place
offshore, Fort Machias was a four-gun battery
that guarded the mouth of the Machias River in
cooperation with Fort . . . — — Map (db m145018) HM
