Battle of Nassau

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious assault
battle
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Nassau
surface form: Raid of Nassau
belligerent Great Britain
United States of America
surface form: United States
combatant British Army
United States Marine Corps
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States
followedBy subsequent Continental Navy cruises in 1776
hasCasusBelli need for gunpowder and military supplies by American revolutionaries
hasParticipant British colonial forces
United States Marine Corps
surface form: Continental Marines

Continental Navy
historicalEra Age of Sail
historicalPeriod 18th century
involves Continental Navy
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: 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

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Continental Navy notableEngagement Battle of Nassau
USS Alfred tookPartIn Battle of Nassau
Esek Hopkins notableWork Battle of Nassau
this entity surface form: Bahamas expedition against Nassau in 1776
Esek Hopkins participatedIn Battle of Nassau
Battle of Nassau alsoKnownAs Battle of Nassau
this entity surface form: Raid of Nassau