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      • Americans Gather at Tiverton
      • Battle of Rhode Island
      • Butts Hill Fort Plans
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      • The Rhode Island Campaign
    • Revolutionary Rhode Island
      • Introduction
      • Maritime Skirmishes in Narragansett Bay, 1763-1769
      • Protest Events
      • Rochambeau Statue – Newport Harbor
      • The Gaspee
      • Militia Fortifications on Rhode Island
    • British Occupation
      • British Occupation: Introduction
      • The Mackenzie Diaries
      • Portsmouth
      • Newport
      • Occupation of Middletown: Patriot Raid Captures British General Prescott
    • The Rhode Island Campaign
      • Introduction
      • Americans Gather at Tiverton
      • Emergence of The French Alliance: The Beginning and Final Phases
      • The Siege of Newport
    • The Battle of Rhode Island
      • Skirmish Timelines and Map
      • Skirmish at West Main Road and Union Street
      • Skirmish at East Main Road and Union Street
      • Turkey Hill
      • Quaker Hill
      • Lehigh Hill
      • British Naval Actions
        • The Gaspee Affair: A Rhode Island Perspective on Its 250th Anniversary
        • The Conspiracy to Destroy the Gaspee
      • Patriot’s Retreat to Tiverton
      • Significant People
      • Eyewitness Accounts
      • The Aftermath of the Battle
    • The French Arrival and Departure
      • An Introduction
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      • Commemorative Coin 2023 Series
    • BoRIA Limited Edition Prints
      • The Black Regiment in action against German Auxiliaries
    • Books
      • The Battle of Rhode Island, August 29, 1778: A Victory for the Patriots
    • Retailers Rocks Glasses

Skirmish at East Main Road and Union Street

Map of East main road Skirmish

Early the morning of August, 29, 1778, British General Pigot sent General Smith up the East (Main) Road toward Quaker Hill.

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