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22: 200:" . . . used with uncommon humanity and kindness, not only when on board, but also on their arrival at Halifax, both by the Captain and the Governor and they take this method of publicly testifying their gratitude to those gentlemen for the same." 81:. January 25, 1751- d. Hopewell, Ontario, New York, United States 18 Mar 1816) was one of the most successful American privateers of the American Revolution, capturing 28 British vessels while in command of the 162:
On 7 September 1779 Babcock fell in with a sloop of war and fought her for 1.5 hours. The Americans had three killed and seven wounded and were much shot up in the masts and rigging and so bore away.
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was condemned. Babcock was exchanged, arriving in Boston in a prisoner cartel on 13 August 1781, with most of his crew. Babcock and the other prisoners on the cartel reported that they were
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on 11 December 1777. Babcock made an extended cruise on the African coast, capturing or destroying twenty-eight vessels and destroying the British trading station on the
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Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war. A compilation from the archives vol. 3
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The Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser , Thursday, August 16, 1781
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43: 106: 430: 375:. Boston : The Society. January 28, 1792 – via Internet Archive. 189: 251:. D. APPLENTON AND COMPANY. January 28, 1899 – via Internet Archive. 216:, and the following day, he led the land forces in the Raid on Lunenburg. 265:. Washington : G.P.O. January 28, 1906 – via Internet Archive. 135:
In March 1779, Babcock was commissioned to the Massachusetts privateer
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R. Storrs....printer. January 28, 1820 – via Internet Archive.
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was able to escape to Halifax and arrived on 26 September 1778.
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and twenty-two others, while Babcock only lost two men. The
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Babcock was commissioned to the Rhode Island privateer
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On 18 January 1779, Babcock ransacked the brigantine
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Exeter, Rhode Island
Raid on Lunenburg (1782)
American Revolution
Îles de Los
Oliver Hazard Perry
Samuel Reeve
Chester, Nova Scotia
"Babcock genealogy"
"A HISTORY OF AMERICAN PRIVATEERS"
"Naval records of the American Revolution, 1775-1788"


"Massachusetts Historical Society Collections"
"Officers B"
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Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolution, p.393
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2027/mdp.39015012083690
Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war. A compilation from the archives vol. 3
"Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society"
"The Life of Oliver Hazard Perry.: With an Appendix, Comprising Biographical ..."
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History of Nova Scotia
1751 births
1816 deaths

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