The Battle Hostile_encounter of Machias ( June 11–12 , 1775 ) was the first naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the American Revolutionary War , also known as the Battle Hostile_encounter of the `` Margaretta '' , fought Hostile_encounter around the port of Machias , Maine .

Two of his merchant ships arrived in Arriving Machias on June 2 , 1775 , accompanied by the British armed sloop HMS `` Margaretta '' ( sometimes also spelled `` Margueritta '' or `` Marguerite '' ) , commanded Control by Midshipman James Moore .