What the records say
- When
- 3 Mar 1776 – 4 Mar 1776
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 25.06° N, 77.34° W
- Description
- 1776 naval operation and amphibious assault by Colonial forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during the American Revolutionary War
Raid of Nassau
1776 raid of the American Revolutionary War
The raid of Nassau on March 3–4, 1776, was a naval operation and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during the American Revolutionary War. The raid, designed to resolve the issue of gunpowder shortages, resulted in the seizure of two forts and large quantities of military supplies before the raiders drew back to New England.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Nassau: The American Continental Navy and Marines make a successful assault on Nassau, Bahamas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Nassau”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page