Battle off Yarmouth (1777)
| Battle off Yarmouth | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the American Revolutionary War | |||||||
1974 painting of Cabot by William Nowland Van Powell | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
| Great Britain | United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| John Burr | Joseph Olney | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 frigate | 3 brigs | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 1 brig captured | ||||||
The Battle off Yarmouth took place on 28 March 1777 during the American Revolutionary War off the coast of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The battle is the first American armed vessel to engage the Royal Navy. British frigate HMS Milford forced the American USS Cabot aground and the American crew escaped among the inhabitants of Yarmouth.