Photo #: NH 76096
New Providence Raid, March 1776
Front page of the "New-England Chronicle", published
at Boston, Massachusetts, on 25 April 1776. It contains a description
of the American raid on New Providence, Bahamas, on 3 March 1776
and the subsequent action between the American ships and HMS
Glasgow. The American squadron was commanded by Commodore
Esek Hopkins.
Courtesy of Frederick S. Hicks, 1968.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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