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- Wann
- 6. Apr. 1776
- Art
- Schlacht
- Koordinaten
- 40.90° N, 71.25° W
- Description
- 1776 naval battle
Battle of Block Island
1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War
The Battle of Block Island was a naval skirmish which took place in the waters off Rhode Island during the American Revolutionary War. A Continental Navy squadron under the command of Commodore Esek Hopkins was returning from a successful raid on Nassau when it encountered HMS Glasgow, post ship of the Royal Navy under Captain Tyringham Howe.
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