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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
Sep 1779
Saltonstall Court-Martialed and Dismissed

Commodore Dudley Saltonstall