The Attack on Brewster Island
from The Revolutionary War Podcast Hosted by Matt Schmidt
In the early morning darkness of July 31, 1775, three hundred American soldiers silently paddled through the black waters of Boston Harbor. Their target: the strategic lighthouse on Little Brewster Island, held by British forces and vital to their control of the harbor. Leading this daring raid was Major Benjamin Tupper, whose successful assault would become one of the most celebrated small unit actions of the Revolutionary War's early months.
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