King Henry V and , after his death Death , his brother John , Duke of Bedford , brought Bringing the English to the height of their power in France , with an English king crowned Change_of_leadership in Paris .

Major General Charles Grey raided Attack the Massachusetts communities of New Bedford , Fairhaven , and Martha 's Vineyard in September 1778 as part of British operations in the American Revolutionary War .

On September 5 and 6 , Grey raided Attack New Bedford and Fairhaven , encountering Hostile_encounter significant resistance only in Fairhaven .

His troops destroyed Destroying storehouses , shipping , and supplies Supply in New Bedford , where they met with Come_together light resistance from the local militia ; they damaged Damaging fewer American holds at Fairhaven where militia resistance had additional time to organize Arranging .

The Norwegian vessel collided Motion with , a French cargo ship laden with high explosives , in the Narrows , a strait connecting the upper Halifax Harbour to Bedford Basin , causing Causation a large explosion Catastrophe on the French freighter , devastating Destroying the Richmond district of Halifax .