Raid on Annapolis Royal (1781)

Raid on Annapolis Royal
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
	; John Ritchie House, "Governor of Annapolis" was taken captive in the raid
Date	29 August 1781
Location	Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Result	Privateer victory
Belligerents
United States	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
William Morgan; John Curtis (naval officer)	Commander Phineas Lovett; John Ritchie (POW) ; Thomas Williams (POW)
Strength
80 privateers	local militia; 3 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1 killed (Acadian pilot)	no casualties

The Raid on Annapolis Royal took place on 29 August 1781 during the American Revolutionary War. The raid involved two American privateers - the Resolution (commanded by William Morgan) and the Reprisal (commanded by John Curtis) - attacking and pillaging Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia in revenge of the defeat of the Penobscot Expedition.^[11]^[12] The privateers took captive the commander of the militia John Ritchie, described as the "Governor of Annapolis."^[13] One historian described it as "one of the most daring and dramatic raids upon Nova Scotia."^[14]

^ There was a Governor of Nova Scotia and a Governor for the town of Annapolis.
^ Boston
^ Beverly
^ Cato
^ p.86
^ p. 92
^ p. 258
^ p. 258
^ p. 254
^ "Capt. William BISHOP b. 1732 New London, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 21 Feb 1815 Greenwich, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada".
^ Dunn, Brenda (2004). A History of Port-Royal-Annapolis Royal, 1605-1800. Nimbus. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-1-55109-740-4.
^ John Dewar Faibisy. Privateering and Piracy: The Effects of New England Raiding Upon Nova Scotia During the American Revolution, 1775-1883. University of Massachusetts. 1972. p. 185
^ "Massachusetts Historical Society Collections". Boston, Massachusetts Historical Society. 1792.
^ https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.ca/&httpsredir=1&article=2321&context=dissertations_1 ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[1] There was a Governor of Nova Scotia and a Governor for the town of Annapolis.

[2] Boston

[3] Beverly

[4] Cato

[5] .86

[6] . 92

[7] . 258

[8] . 258

[9] . 254

[10] "Capt. William BISHOP b. 1732 New London, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 21 Feb 1815 Greenwich, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada".

[11] Dunn, Brenda (2004). A History of Port-Royal-Annapolis Royal, 1605-1800. Nimbus. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-1-55109-740-4.

[12] John Dewar Faibisy. Privateering and Piracy: The Effects of New England Raiding Upon Nova Scotia During the American Revolution, 1775-1883. University of Massachusetts. 1972. p. 185

[13] "Massachusetts Historical Society Collections". Boston, Massachusetts Historical Society. 1792.

[14] ttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.ca/&httpsredir=1&article=2321&context=dissertations_1 ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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