ME, USA
Dyce's Head Lighthouse
Landmark
The lighthouse at Dyce's Head marks the entrance to Castine Harbor and the Bagaduce River. The high ground here was among the terrain contested during the 1779 siege; American forces gained a position near the harbor entrance in the early days of the expedition before command paralysis prevented follow-through.
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Address
Dyce's Head, Castine, ME 04421
Connected Events
Jun 1779
British Forces Land at Bagaduce
Brigadier General Francis McLean
Jul 1779
Massachusetts Assembles the Penobscot Expedition Fleet
Commodore Dudley Saltonstall, Brigadier General Solomon Lovell
Jul 1779
American Fleet Arrives at Bagaduce
Commodore Dudley Saltonstall
Jul 1779
Three Weeks of Command Paralysis
Commodore Dudley Saltonstall, Brigadier General Solomon Lovell
Aug 1779
British Relief Squadron Arrives Under Collier
Commodore Dudley Saltonstall, Commodore George Collier
Aug 1779
American Fleet Destroyed on the Penobscot River
Commodore George Collier
Sep 1779
Saltonstall Court-Martialed and Dismissed
Commodore Dudley Saltonstall
Sep 1779