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Battle of Chelsea Creek
Background
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was the second military engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Battle of Noddle's Island, Battle of Hog Island and the Battle of the Chelsea Estuary. This battle was fought on May 27 and 28, 1775, on Chelsea Creek and on salt marshes, mudflats, and islands of Boston Harbor, northeast of the Boston peninsula. Most of these areas have since been united with the mainland by land reclamation and are now part of East Boston, Chelsea, Winthrop, and Revere.
The American colonists met their goal of strengthening the siege of Boston by removing livestock and hay on those islands from the reach of the British regulars. The British armed schooner Diana was also destroyed and its weaponry was appropriated by the Colonial side. This was the first naval capture of the war, and it was a significant boost to the morale of the Colonial forces.
Boston Campaign Battles
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- Battle of Chelsea Creek
- Battle of Gloucester
- Battle of Machias
- Battles of Lexington and Concord
- Burning of Falmouth
- Fortification of Dorchester Heights
- Knox Expedition
- Paul Revere's Ride
