12-14 MARCH 1864 EASTPORT BEFORE FORT DE RUSSY The year 1863 had seen a turn in the Civil War in favor of the Union. A Confederate foray into the north had been reversed at Gettysburg and the last Rebel stronghold on Read More
8 MARCH 1805 “…TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI” The Bey of Tripoli in 1795, Hamet Karamanli, was overthrown by his younger brother Yusuf. Hamet sought exile in Egypt where he remained for the next ten years. During this time the Barbary States, including Read More
26 FEBRUARY 1775 LESLIE’S RETREAT The garrisoning of Royal troops in the private homes of Boston residents risked the discovery of weapons and munitions stores hidden by Patriot colonials. Such stores were secretly moved out of the city, prompting periodic expeditions Read More
21 FEBRUARY 1900 “THE SAND PEBBLES” Factional turmoil in 1920s China surrounding the emergence of the Nationalist Chinese movement led multiple western nations to protect their citizens and commercial shipping on China’s rivers with naval forces. Richard McKenna’s novel The Sand Read More
14 FEBRUARY – 8 JUNE 1839 NAVAL DIPLOMACY (cont.) When Master Commandant Uriah P. Levy approached the coast of Yucatan in USS VANDALIA, 20, in March 1839 it was uncertain the degree of intimidation he would discover to which American interests Read More
11 FEBRUARY-12 APRIL 1842 LAST EVERGLADES EXPEDITION After our acquisition of Florida from Spain in 1819, settlers came into increasing conflict with the Native Americans of Florida, collectively called Seminole Indians. Conflicts over territory and over the sheltering of runaway slaves Read More
11 FEBRUARY-12 APRIL 1842 LAST EVERGLADES EXPEDITION After our acquisition of Florida from Spain in 1819, settlers came into increasing conflict with the Native Americans of Florida, collectively called Seminole Indians. Conflicts over territory and over the sheltering of runaway slaves Read More
6 FEBRUARY 1908 RED ROVER AND SINCE… When early American naval forces fought in distant locales our Navy often had to supply her own hospital facilities. In our earliest days this was accomplished by designating certain of the expeditionary warships as Read More
27 JANUARY-3 FEBRUARY 1943 DAISY CHAIN RESCUE In 1941, months before Pearl Harbor, American freighters crossing the North Atlantic were being torpedoed by German U-boats as Hitler tried to starve England into submission. By May, President Franklin Roosevelt declared an “Unlimited Read More