The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.
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The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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| RHODE ISLAND Battle of Rhode Island Site, Portsmouth
The Revolutionary War's Battle of Rhode Island began on Aug. 9, 1778, when Continental troops and militia prepared to attack the British while a French fleet blocked the small British naval force in Narragansett Bay. When a larger British fleet arrived, a hurricane (August 13–14) severely damaged both fleets and the French sailed to Boston for repairs. After a twelve-day siege, the Americans were forced to withdraw, leaving the British in place.
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