ME, USA
Fort George
Battlefield
The British fortification constructed in the summer of 1779 on the high ground above Bagaduce Harbor, which the American Penobscot Expedition failed to capture. Earthwork remains are preserved on the site and are accessible to visitors. Fort George was the objective of the entire expedition; its survival after three weeks of American siege operations was the central fact of the disaster.
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Address
Battle Ave, 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