The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" id="mwlQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a>'s first naval engagement, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Machias" id="mwlg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Machias">Battle of Machias</a>, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.