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| Picture No | 12095749 |
| Date | 1772 |
| Description | John Brown and Co. sink British Revenue Cutter Gaspee |
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The Burning of the "Gaspee". HMS Gaspee a British customs schooner ran aground after being boarded by a group of men led by Abraham Whipple and John Brown, who attacked, boarded, and torched the ship on the 10th June 1772.
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| Source | Illustration after Howard Pyle in 'Harpers Monthly' 1901 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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