The Penobscot Expedition (Part 2)

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This episode takes a closer look at American military leaders’ actions that potentially cost lives and the loss of what should have been an easy win for the Continental military.

References

  • Buker, G. (2016). The Penobscot Expedition Commodore Saltonstall and the Massachusetts Conspiracy of 1779. Paw Prints.

  • Continental Journal (Boston), 2 September 1779.

  • Smith, C. R., & Waterhouse, C. H. (1975). Marines in the Revolution: a history of the Continental Marines in the American Revolution, 1775-1783. Washington: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.