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Battlefield in Nahant to Boston Harbor Siege
A dramatic account from 1915 depicts a night raid off Little Nahant with bluejackets entering the harbor as searchlights blaze. Explosions at Nahant beach rise from shore guns while destroyers suffer direct hits and maneuver under fire. Coast defenses and Massachusetts militia hold a larger assault as panic spreads through Boston, with a military government establishing control. The narrative follows ambushes, barricades, and a populace fleeing, then shifts to a broader invasion of New England, the seizure of railways, and a mass surrender under martial law.
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Baston Harbor
Little Nahant
Nahant
Bailey's Hill
Fort Warren
Marblehead Neck
Feet
Hageard
Pale
Boston
Hull
Point Allerton
Wrere
Brockton
Boston Citizens’ ‘Committee
Fnr
Washington Street
Globe Building
City Hall
Fie
Globe
Fort Andrews
Brookline
United States
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Statehouse
Beld
New Haven
Hartford
Wallingford
Medden
Middletown
New Britain
Bridgeport
America
Connecticut River
Westrn Bank
Midale
Rocky Hill
Feaéver
Congress
Washington
Gul Les
Washboington
Jefferson Junction
Albany
White House
Goldier
Tard
Sidie
Prigad
Hedivy Convoly
Hudson Valley
Hyer
Berkshire
Litchfield
Mas‘sichusetts
Oth‘c
Sherman
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Nashville
New York State
Providence
Signal Corps
President
Bes
New York City
Harbor
River Valley
Berkshire Hills
Hudson
Watervliet