Battle of Rhode Island Site
- Battle of Rhode Island Site
Infobox_nrhp | name =Battle of Rhode Island Site
nrhp_type =nhl
caption = Patriot's Park, memorial off RI 114 to Rhode Island militiamen slain in battle
location= Lehigh Hill and both sides of RI 24 between Hedley and Dexter Sts., Portsmouth, Rhode Island
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
built =1778
architect=
architecture=
designated= May 30, 1974[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1497&ResourceType=Site]
title=Site of Battle of Rhode Island |accessdate=2008-02-21|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = May 30, 1974[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Local
refnum=74002054
Battle of Rhode Island Site, also known as Site of Battle of Rhode Island or Battle of Rhode Island Historic District, is the partially preserved location of the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. It took place in the town of Portsmouth, on the island of Rhode Island, in the state of Rhode Island. The island is now known as Aquidneck Island to distinguish the island from the rest of the state.
Battle
In the battle, American troops under Sullivan sought to recapture the island of Rhode Island. It was the first joint land and sea operation of American and French forces. And it was the first battle in which a racially segregated unit of black soldiers fought, the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. It was fought on 29 Aug, 1778.
Legacy
The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74002054.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Battle of Rhode Island Historic District / Battle of Rhode Island Site] |32 KB|date=December, 1973 |author=Marcia M. Greenlee |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/74002054.pdf "Accompanying one photo, undated"] |32 KB] ]References
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