**The Penobscot Disaster: Castine, Maine, and the Worst American Naval Defeat of the Revolution**
PEOPLE
Commodore Dudley Saltonstall
Continental Navy Commodore, Penobscot Expedition Naval Commander
Commodore George Collier
Royal Navy Commodore, Penobscot Relief Expedition Commander
Brigadier General Francis McLean
British Army General, Fort George Commander, Bagaduce Garrison Commander
Brigadier General Solomon Lovell
Massachusetts Militia General, Penobscot Land Force Commander
KEY EVENTS
STORIES
HISTORICAL VOICE
Each Man Waiting for the Other
Solomon Lovell could see the fort from his position on the heights. He could see that it was not finished. He could count the British soldiers working on the walls. He could estimate — any competent o...
MODERN VOICE
The Silversmith and the Court-Martial
Most people who know Paul Revere know one story about him: the midnight ride, the lanterns, the warning. It is a real story — it happened, he did it, and it mattered. But there is another Paul Revere ...