Prudence Island Under Attack–January 12, 1776

Prudence Park on Prudence Island, from a 1930s-era postcard. Via Wikimedia Commons. Prudence Island, in the Narragansett Bay off Rhode Island, didn’t have a lot of strategic value to anyone. What it DID have was livestock, and the British were hard-pressed to get supplies, especially for Boston, which had been under siege since mid-April. And, as Mike notes during the episode, neither army was really shy about stealing what they needed to advance their cause. While the residents of Prudence Island managed to repel the British on their second engagement, everyone just pretty much noped out of there, with only a few ever returning. So in the long run, it was a win for the British. The post Prudence Island Under Attack–January 12, 1776 appeared first on 250 and Counting.