3 MAR--This Day in US Military History

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 12:24:01 -0500

1776 – First amphibious landing operation.

Continental naval squadron under Commodore Esek Hopkins lands Sailors and Marines, commanded by Captain Samuel Nicholas, on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, capturing urgently-needed ordnance and gunpowder.
The Battle of Nassau (March 3–4, 1776) was a naval action and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during the American War of Independence. It is considered the first cruise and one of the first engagements of the newly established Continental Navy and the Continental Marines, the progenitors of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The action was also the Marines’ first amphibious landing. It is sometimes known as the Raid of Nassau.
Departing from Cape Henlopen, Delaware, on February 17, 1776, the fleet arrived in the Bahamas on March 1, with the objective of seizing gunpowder and munitions that were known to be stored there. Two days later the marines went ashore and seized Fort Montagu at the eastern end of the Nassau harbor, but did not advance to the town, where the gunpowder was stored. That night, Nassau’s governor had most of the gunpowder loaded aboard ships that then sailed for St. Augustine. On March 4, the colonial marines advanced and took control of the poorly defended town. The colonial forces remained at Nassau for two weeks, and took away all the remaining gunpowder and munitions they could.

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March 3

3 March 1747 - Kasimir Pulaski, US General (Revolutionary War), was born. 1776 - First amphibious landing operation. Continental naval squadron under Commodore Esek Hopkins lands Sailors and Marine...

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2015 9:16 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:16:42 -0500

Proud heritage of the U.S. Navy! Thanks for sharing these military history threads, 1SG Private RallyPoint Member. They remind us of our history, our heritage, and that's a very important part of who we are today.