Battle of Chelsea Creek Talk by Robert Allison and Jeff Pearlman

Join Robert Allison and Jeff Pearlman for a historical presentation on the Battle of Chelsea Creek at the Governor Bellingham-Cary House Museum in Chelsea, Mass.

The Battle of Chelsea Creek

After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, colonial militia bottled up British forces in Boston. They raided from farms on the islands, mudflats and salt marshes for livestock and hay.

On May 27 and 28, the redcoats fought the provincial soldiers at the Battle of Chelsea Creek. The colonists removed livestock and hay on the islands from the reach of the British regulars. They also destroyed the armed schooner Diana and captured its weaponry.

Location of the Battle of Chelsea Creek

About the Speakers

Robert Allison is a professor of History, Language and Global Culture at Suffolk University. He’s one of the coordinators of The Revolution 250 Advisory Group overseeing American Revolution commemorations across Massachusetts. He has written numerous publications including books on The Boston Tea Party (2007), The Boston Massacre (2006), and A Short History of Boston (2004). He is president of the South Boston Historical Society and is involved with several museums and historical societies in Boston.

Jeff Pearlman, a city historian in Revere, belongs to the Revere Society for Cultural and Historical Preservation as well as the Colonial Society of Massachusetts. Mr. Pearlman is currently an adjunct professor at Salem State University. He previously taught public school in Revere for 36 years.

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Image: Bellingham-Cary House By Jameslwoodward – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8143653.