abraham lincoln,gideon welles was the leader that was responsible for keeping british ships out of the waterways off the coast of virginia.
abraham lincoln,gideon welles was the leader that was responsible for keeping british ships out of the waterways off the coast of virginia.
who is the leader that was responsible for keeping british ships out of the waterways off the coast of virginia?
abraham lincoln,gideon welles
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the navy saw action on may 6, 1776, when they engaged the british ships "roebuck" 44 and "liverpool" 28. the british were forced to withdraw to newcastle, delaware. the fleet was also active in keeping british troops away from the river's eastern shore when general george washington retreated across new jersey following the loss of new york city. hazelwood was instrumental in preventing german troops from quartering in burlington, new jersey, a town sympathetic to the loyalist cause, by bombarding it when troops were spotted there. this forced their commander, carl von donop, to quarter his troops much more widely, and may have contributed to washington's successful battle at trenton on december 26, 1776.
pennsylvania navy