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Battle of Nassau
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 Revolutionary War
(also known as 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
.
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