Thompson's War

Thompson's War
Part of Boston Campaign
Date May 1775 Location Falmouth, Massachusetts Bay Result Capture of HMS Canceaux aborted but the vessel was forced to leave Casco Bay, Retaliatory burning of Falmouth later that year
Belligerents
Patriot militia	Loyalists Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Samuel Thompson	Henry Mowat

Thompson's War was an early American Revolutionary War confrontation between Samuel Thompson's patriot militia and loyalists supported by HMS Canceaux. The confrontation ended without fatalities, but provoked the retaliatory Burning of Falmouth five months later. Falmouth is now known as Portland, Maine, but Maine was part of Massachusetts at the time.