Battle of Nassau

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amphibious assault battle naval battle

The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.

Aliases (2)

Bahamas expedition against Nassau in 1776 ×1
Raid of Nassau ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amphibious assault → battle → naval battle →
alsoKnownAs	Raid of Nassau →
belligerent	Great Britain → United States →
combatant	British Army → Continental Marines → Continental Navy → Royal Navy →
commander	Esek Hopkins → Montfort Browne → Samuel Nicholas →
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
country	Bahamas →
countryAtTime	British Empire →
date	1776-03-03 →
endDate	1776-03-04 →
firstMajorNavalOperationOf	United States →
followedBy	subsequent Continental Navy cruises in 1776 →
hasCasusBelli	need for gunpowder and military supplies by American revolutionaries →
hasParticipant	British colonial forces → Continental Marines → Continental Navy →
historicalEra	Age of Sail →
historicalPeriod	18th century →
involves	Continental Navy fleet → landing of marines →
location	Bahamas → Nassau → New Providence Island →
notableFor	first amphibious landing conducted by Continental Marines → one of the first major naval operations of the United States →
objective	capture of British military supplies → seizure of gunpowder and munitions →
opponent	Great Britain → United States →
partOf	American Revolutionary War → Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War →
precededBy	early skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War →
result	American victory →
startDate	1776-03-03 →
strategicImportance	secured gunpowder for the Continental Army →
theater	Caribbean Sea → West Indies →
typeOfAction	naval operation → seaborne invasion →
year	1776 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Nassau ("Raid of Nassau") →	alsoKnownAs
Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War →	hasPart
Continental Navy →	notableEngagement
Esek Hopkins ("Bahamas expedition against Nassau in 1776") →	notableWork
Esek Hopkins →	participatedIn
USS Alfred →	tookPartIn