| Battle of Blomidon | |||||||
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| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
 Captain William Bishop's Sword from Battle Kings County Museum, Nova Scotia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Great Britain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 William Bishop[a]Amos Sheffield Benjamin Belcher Jonathan Crane | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 28 privateers |
1 schooner (35 men) Success (28 men) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed | No casualties | ||||||
The Battle of Blomidon took place on 21 May 1781 during the American Revolutionary War. The naval battle involved three armed U.S. privateer vessels against three Nova Scotian vessels off Cape Split, Nova Scotia.[2][3] American Privateers caught two Nova Scotia Vessels. The first Nova Scotia vessel was re-captured by Lieut Benjamin Belcher. The second Nova Scotia vessel was overtaken by the captured crew under the command of Captain Bishop. The privateers were taken to Cornwallis and put on trial.
- ^ "Capt. William Bishop". Larrick genealogy pages. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Beamish Murdoch. History of Nova Scotia, Vol. 2, p.614
- ^ History of Kings County, Nova Scotia. p. 433
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