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Battle Of Delaware Bay
The Battle of Delaware Bay, or the Battle of Cape May, was a naval engagement fought between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States during the American Revolutionary War. A British squadron of three vessels attacked three American privateers that were escorting a fleet of merchantmen. The ensuing combat in Delaware Bay near Cape May ended with an American victory over a superior British force. Background Twenty-three-year-old Lieutenant Joshua Barney of the Continental Navy commanded the privateer sloop ''Hyder Ally'' during the battles. She was owned by Pennsylvania businessman John Willcocks and was issued a letter of marque. The sloop-of-war was armed with 16 six-pounders and had a crew of about 110 men, officers and marines, and was named after Hyder Ali, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore on the Indian subcontinent and a British enemy. With Lieutenant Barney were two privateer sloops: 10-gun ''Charming Sally'' and 12-gun ''General Greene''. Barney's first co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries, the American colonies were largely autonomous in domestic affairs and commercially prosperous, trading with Britain and its Caribbean colonies, as well as other European powers via their Caribbean entrepôts. After British victory over the French in the Seven Years' War in 1763, tensions between the motherla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyder Ali
Hyder Ali ( حیدر علی, ''Haidarālī''; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's rulers. Rising to the post of Dalavayi ( commander-in-chief) to Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, he came to dominate the titular monarch and the Mysore government. He became the de facto ruler of Mysore as Sarvadhikari (Chief Minister) by 1761. During intermittent conflicts against the East India Company during the First and Second Anglo–Mysore Wars, Hyder Ali was the military leader. Though illiterate, Hyder Ali concluded an alliance with the French, and used the services of French workmen in raising his artillery and arsenal. His rule of Mysore was characterised by frequent warfare with his neighbours and rebellion within his territories. This was not unusual for the time as much of the Indian subcontinent was then in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Henlopen
Cape Henlopen is the southern cape of the Delaware Bay along the Atlantic coast of the United States. It lies in the state of Delaware, near the town of Lewes, where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. Off the coast on the bay side are two lighthouses, called the Harbor of Refuge Light and the Delaware Breakwater East End Light. Early history Cape Henlopen, originally spelled Cape Hinlopen (after its namesake Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen who was a prominent Dutch trader), was New Netherland's southernmost border on the 37th parallel north. In 1620, Thijmen Jacobsz Hinlopen became the business partner of Cornelis Jacobsen Mey in the now washed out Cape Cornelius and the incorrectly spelled Cape May with the ships Blijde Boodschap (English: "Good News") and Bever both of which focused on exploration and trade with the Indians on the Delaware River (then Zuidt Rivier). The area between the 38th and 40th parallels (i.e., the Delaware Bay area) as well as the Delaware Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delaware Bay Map
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Delaware Bay, in turn named after Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor. Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated. Delaware's largest city is Wilmington, while the state capital is Dover, the second-largest city in the state. The state is divided into three counties, having the lowest number of counties of any state; from north to south, they are New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle is mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silas Talbot
Captain Silas Talbot (January 11, 1751June 30, 1813) was an American military officer and slave trader. He served in the Continental Army and Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, and is most famous for commanding from 1799 to 1801. Talbot was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati's branch in New York. Early life Talbot was born in Dighton, Massachusetts on January 11, 1751 and came from a large, farming family. He first took to seafaring at the age of twelve serving as cabin boy in a coasting vessel. Talbot's performance proved to be outstanding and by 1772 had saved up enough money to buy property on Weybosset Street in Providence, Rhode Island, and build a stone home, having learned the trade of stone masonry earlier in life. He owned slaves. Military service American Revolutionary War On June 28, 1775, Talbot received the commission of a captain in the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment. After participating in the siege of Boston, Talbot and the Continent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyalist
Loyalism, in the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and its former colonies, refers to the allegiance to the British crown or the United Kingdom. In North America, the most common usage of the term refers to loyalty to the British Crown, notably with the loyalists opponents of the American Revolution, and United Empire Loyalists who moved to other colonies in British North America after the revolution. Historical loyalism 18th century North America In North America, the term ''loyalist'' characterised colonists who rejected the American Revolution in favour of remaining loyal to the king. American loyalists included royal officials, Anglican clergymen, wealthy merchants with ties to London, demobilised British soldiers, and recent arrivals (especially from Scotland), as well as many ordinary colonists who were conservative by nature and/or felt that the protection of Britain was needed. Colonists with loyalist sympathies accounted for an estimated 15 per cent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fair American (brig)
''Fair American'' was a small American sailing vessel described variously as a schooner or sloop or brig. Purchased for use in the maritime fur trade on the Pacific Northwest coast, ''Fair American'' sailed from Macau to Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island in 1789. At Nootka Sound she was captured by the Spanish Navy during the Nootka Crisis. Taken to San Blas, Mexico, the vessel, its teenage skipper, Thomas Humphrey Metcalfe, and crew of four were soon released. Hoping to rendezvous with his father, Simon Metcalfe, Thomas Metcalfe sailed to Hawaii. Attacked by Native Hawaiians, ''Fair American'' was captured and all were killed except for crewman Isaac Davis. The vessel then came under the control of Kamehameha I, as did Isaac Davis and John Young, a crewman from Simon Metcalfe's ship ''Eleanora'', and Isaac Ridler, a crewmember of John Kendrick's , who had been left on Hawaii. The ''Fair American'', crewed by Native Hawaiians under the advisement of Davis and Young, played an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josias Rogers
Captain Josias Roberts (1755-24 April 1795), was a British naval officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and the campaigns in Grenada and Martinique. Life Born at Lymington, Hampshire, Rogers' father seems to have had a large interest in the local salterns. In October 1771 he entered the Royal Navy on board the fifth-rate with Captain (afterwards Sir) Andrew Hamond, whom he followed to HMS ''Roebuck'' in 1775. In March 1776 he was sent away in charge of a prize taken in Delaware Bay, and, being driven on shore in a gale, fell into the hands of the American enemy. He was carried, with much rough treatment, into the interior, and detained for upwards of a year, when he succeeded in making his escape, and, after many dangers and adventures, in getting on board his ship, which happened to be at the time lying in the Delaware River. For the next fifteen or eighteen months he was very actively employed in ''Roebuck''s boats or tenders, capturing or burning small ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (nautical)
A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.3. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, including its seaworthiness, safety and security, cargo operations, navigation, crew management, and legal compliance, and for the persons and cargo on board. Duties and functions The captain ensures that the ship complies with local and international laws and complies also with company and flag state policies. The captain is ultimately responsible, under the law, for aspects of operation such as the safe navigation of the ship,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.4. its cleanliness and seaworthiness,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.5. safe handling of all cargo,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.7. management of all personnel,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.7-11. inventory of ship's cash and stores,Aragon and Messner, 2001, p.11-12. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Quebec
Three ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Quebec'', after the city of Quebec in Canada: Ships * was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1760 and blown up in action with French in 1779. * was a schooner purchased in 1775 and wrecked later that year. * was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1781 and broken up in 1816. Shore establishments * was a combined training centre (No 1 CTC) at Inveraray between 1940 and 1946. Now Argyll Caravan Site. * HMS ''Quebec II'' was the headquarters of the commanding officer of the northern patrol and Combined Operations Staff Officer Training Centre at Hollywood Hotel in Largs Largs ( gd, An Leargaidh Ghallda) is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" (''An Leargaidh'') in Scottish Gaelic. A popular seaside resort with a pier, the town mark ... between 1941 and 1942. See also * * * , subsequently , originally MV ''Port Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Greene (sloop)
General Greene may refer to: *Arthur Green (British Army officer) (born 1878), British Army brigadier general *Douglass T. Greene (1891–1964), U.S. Army major general *Francis Vinton Greene (1850–1921), U.S. Army general who fought in the Spanish–American War * G. B. Greene Jr. (1914–1998), U.S. Air Force major general *George S. Greene (1801–1899), Union general during the American Civil War *Harold J. Greene (1959–2014), U.S. Army major general *Henry Alexander Greene (1856–1921), U.S. Army major general * Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Continental Army general during the American Revolutionary War *Wallace M. Greene (1907–2003), United States Marine Corps general, Commandant of the Marine Corps * , several ships of the United States Navy * , U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat General Green may refer to: * Charles B. Green (born 1955), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general *Sir Charles Green, 1st Baronet (1749–1831), British Army general *Joseph A. Green (1881–1963), U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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