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[[image:Destruction of the schooner gaspee.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Attack on the ''HMS Gaspee'']]
The '''Gaspee Affair''' took place on June 9, 1772, in which a British schooner ran aground in the shallow harbor waters. While disabled, a group of Providence citizens boarded the ship and set it ablaze.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_United_States/NowMAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA273 The United States; Its Beginnings, Progress and Modern Development, Volume 2]</ref>
The '''Gaspee Affair''' took place on June 9, 1772, in which a British schooner ran aground in the shallow harbor waters. While disabled, a group of Providence citizens boarded the ship and set it ablaze.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_United_States/NowMAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA273 The United States; Its Beginnings, Progress and Modern Development, Volume 2]</ref>