"Polansuwe Susehp Neptan is the name for Passamaquoddy Chief Francis Joseph Neptune who was a hero of the Revolutionary War. During the Revolution, the Passamaquoddy community sided with the American Colonists. On June 12, 1775 the Passamaquoddy tribe assisted in a military attack against the British Fleet at Pleasant Point. The naval attack was called ‘The Battle of the Rim” & it was part of the Battle of Machias. Chief Francis Neptune fired one of the first shots in this battle & it killed the British Admiral Cox, which left the British Fleet in chaos & they quickly surrendered. Under Chief Neptune’s orders, nearly 200 Passamaquoddy men served as soldiers in the Revolutionary War. The role of the Passamaquoddy in securing victory in the Revolutionary War was recognized by George Washington who wrote a letter to Chief Neptune in 1776 thanking the Passamaquoddy and proclaimed a ‘pledge of friendship’.
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