Rev250-076 Continental Navy Returns

About this episode

The episode discusses the return of the Continental Navy to Connecticut after a raid on the Bahamas and the subsequent dissatisfaction from Congress.

On April 8, 1776, the Continental Navy returns to Connecticut, after a two month raid on the Bahamas and capturing several British ships. Despite its actions, Congress is not happy and the Navy never sails as a fleet again. For more on this topic, listen to Episode 84 of the American Revolution Podcast: https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2019/02/episode-084-continental-navy-raids.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Michael Troy

Topics covered

• Continental Navy
• American Revolution
• naval history
• British ships
• Congress
• raids

Keywords

• Continental Navy
• Connecticut
• April 8, 1776
• British ships
• Congress
• naval raids

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Continental Navy, Congress

Books & works: Episode 84 of the American Revolution Podcast

Places: Connecticut

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