On this day in 1775,
Expecting a shipment to re-supply local Indians with gunpowder and shot, Capts. John Joyner and John Barnwell, commanded vessels that intercepted the armed escort, which was commanded by Capt. Richard Maitland, capturing 16,000 lbs. of gunpowder and shot that was on board at the Battle at Bloody Point, SC.
And in 1780,
Gen. Comte de Rochambeau arrives at Rhode Island with 6000 French troops.
More Colonial Battles
Expecting a shipment to re-supply local Indians with gunpowder and shot, Capts. John Joyner and John Barnwell, commanded vessels that intercepted the armed escort, which was commanded by Capt. Richard Maitland, capturing 16,000 lbs. of gunpowder and shot that was on board at the Battle at Bloody Point, SC.
And in 1780,
Gen. Comte de Rochambeau arrives at Rhode Island with 6000 French troops.
More Colonial Battles
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