“HMS Nimrod attacked Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven, during the War of 1812. Cannons were fired. The British did not come ashore. […]
The Nimrod shelling wasn't a pivotal battle in the War of 1812, nor did Falmouth residents manage to sink the British ship or prevent further raids in coastal towns. But the event lodged in the collective consciousness of generations of Falmouth residents for one simple reason: In the dead of winter, outgunned and unprepared, the hearty souls didn't stand down.”
By Sean F. Driscoll on Capecodonline.com, January 26, 2014.