abraham lincoln,gideon welles was the group that was responsible for keeping british ships out of the waterways off the coast of virginia.
abraham lincoln,gideon welles was the group that was responsible for keeping british ships out of the waterways off the coast of virginia.
who is the group that was responsible for keeping british ships out of the waterways off the coast of virginia?
abraham lincoln,gideon welles
hazelwood played a major role in the american effort in keeping british ships from reaching philadelphia by way of the delaware river. in the months leading up to the british siege of fort mifflin washington's headquarters at this time was located north of philadelphia in whitemarsh where he maintained frequent communication with hazelwood, sending him reports, orders and advice. fort mifflin, commanded by lieutenant colonel samuel smith, was located on an island in the middle of this river and was a key point of defense for the americans. the fortress, along with fort mercer on the east bank, were the only obstacles preventing the british naval access to philadelphia.
john hazelwood
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