Rochambeau Statue – Newport Harbor

King’s Park on Newport Harbor is the present location of a statute to General Rochambeau. The statue remains a symbol of the assistance that France rendered to the American colonies during the War for Independence.

The Gaspee

The Battle of Rhode Island – The Gaspee

Protest Events

By 1750 Newport, Rhode Island was the fifth largest city in the British North American colonies, and the third busiest port.

Maritime Skirmishes in Narragansett Bay, 1763-1769

Hundreds of ships carrying both raw materials from the colonies and manufactured products from England traveled Narragansett Bay annually.

Introduction

In the wake of the Sugar Act of 1764, violence broke out when colonists took over Fort George on Goat Island in Newport harbor.

Militia Fortifications on Rhode Island

At the beginning of the War for Independence, Rhode Island’s active military force consisted of companies of “Train Bands” and independent militias.