Battle of Valcour Island
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The Battle of Valcour Island, also known as the Battle of Valcour Bay, was a naval engagement that took place on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain. The main action took place in Valcour Bay, a narro
Battle of Valcour Island
The action shortly after Royal Savage ran aground
Benedict Arnold
Philadelphia was raised in 1935. It is on display at the National Museum of American History
USS Philadelphia (1776)
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USS Philadelphia was a 3-gun gundalow of the Continental Navy. She was constructed from July–August 1776 for service during the American Revolutionary War. Manned by Continental Army soldiers, she was
Battle of Valcour Island
…guns, as well as Enterprise, a sloop (12 guns), and 8 gundalows outfitted as gunboats (each with three guns): New Haven, Providence, Boston, Spitfire, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Jersey, New York, the cutter Lee, and the row galleys Trumbull and Washington. Liberty was not present at the battle, having been sent…
Model of Philadelphia as built
Contemporary watercolor depicting the American line of battle