British Invasion of Maine Leads to Statehood-- Part 1

From the July 6, 2014, Midcoast (Maine) "The War of 1812 +2: Mainers mark 200th anniversary of British invasion that led to statehood" by Bill Trotter.

I already wrote that on July 5th, 1814, a British Army-Navy expedition left Halifax bound for the Maine coast.  This is a follow-up on it.

In the summer of 1814, the British Navy attacked Maine towns of Eastport, Machias and Castine.  At the time, Maine was still a part of Massachusetts.  Eventually, they controlled virtually the whole coast between Penobscot and Cobscock bays for nearly a year.

They raided towns along the Penobscot River and attacked Hampden and Bangor before returning to Castine.

However, for the first two years of the war, there wasn't much activity other than the victory of the USS Enterprise over the HMS Boxer in September 1813.

A Backwater of the War No Longer.  --Brock-Perry