History majors/teachers: I was reading about Aftermath of Boston Massacre and what's gaspee?

Question

And then I was reading about the COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE... and what's gaspee?

Answer 1

The Gaspée Affair was an important incident in the course of the American Revolution. The HMS Gaspée, a British ship that had been vigorously enforcing unpopular trade regulations, ran aground on June 9, 1772 off of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island while chasing the packet boat Hannah. In an act of defiance that gained considerable notoriety, the ship was attacked, boarded, stripped of valuables and torched by American patriots led by Abraham Whipple.