Here I am at Fort O'Brien, just up the road from us in Machiasport Maine. I'm standing on an embankment fort, overlooking Machias Bay, scene of the first naval encounter of the Revolutionary War in June, 1775.
Initially built as small breastworks on the west bank of the Machias River in anticipation of a retaliatory British raid for the Patriot capture of a British ship, the Margaretta. The defenders were eventually driven off by a squadron of four British ships under Sir George Collier on 14 Aug 1777. The British departed soon after and the fort was reoccupied by the Patriot forces.
The fort was improved after the raid and the garrison was increased to 300 troops but the fort was not attacked again during the Revolutionary War.
The view is lovely and we have walked there, along the shore from the below our house about 30years ago. It would be more difficult to climb up to the site of the fort now, the banking is so badly eroded.
For the Record,
This day casein rainy and downright cold. Sun on the way for tomorrow, Merry will be thrilled!
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