250th ANNIVERSARY 5 SEPTEMBER 1776 THE FRIGATE TRUMBULL With the sentiment of independence from Britain growing, the 1st Continental Congress in 1775 addressed the issue of seapower. Were we to declare independence (July the following year) we would need a naval force to Read More
TODAY IN NAVAL HISTORY 30-31 AUGUST 1776 EVACUATION OF LONG ISLAND Boston, the hotbed of colonial rebellion, became the British Army’s North American headquarters in the mid-1770s. But after GEN George Washington emplaced cannon in the Dorchester Heights overlooking that Read More