The Marines’ First Amphibious Landing

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Looks like a scene from Black Sails…

3 March 1776–On this day, Captain Samuel Nicholas and a battalion of Marines and sailors land at New Providence, Bahamas, seize the fort, and capture stores for Washington’s army.

Photo of Painting: Oil painting on canvas by V. Zveg, 1973, depicting Continental Sailors and Marines landing on New Providence Island, Bahamas, on 3 March 1776. U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C.

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