On this day.

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15 February

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16 February

Burning of the Philadelphia

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-February-1804

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...e-Philadelphia


USS Constitution captures the British vessel Susannah.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-February-16th

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17 February

Frigate HMS Cleopatra Captured

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...patra-Captured

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8 February

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10 February

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13 February

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18 February

On 18 February, 1797, a fleet of 18 warships under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby invaded and took the Island of Trinidad.

1800 - Nelson in Foudroyant, along with Alexander, Northumberland and Success, capture the French 74 Genereux

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...uary-1797-1800


On 18 February 1846, Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft issued the General Order to change “Larboard” to “Port” for identification of the left side of a sailing vessel.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?780-18-February

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21 February

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23 February

The U.S. Navy Office of Purveyor of Supplies is established.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-February-23rd

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25 February

On the 25th of February 1667, Abraham Crijnssen captured the Fort Willoughby.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...ay-25-February

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26 February

On the 26th of February 1815, Napoleon escaped from his exile on the isle of Elba.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...apes-from-Elba

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28 February

On this day of 28 February 1758, the HMS Monmouth (64) and the HMS Swiftsure (70) captured the French ship Foudroyant (80) during the Battle of Cartagena.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...ay-28-February


The USS Princeton Disaster of 1844 occurred on February 28 aboard the newly built USS Princeton when one of the ship's long guns, the "Peacemaker", then the world's longest naval gun, exploded.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-Feb-28th-1844

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29 February

Boats from HMS Menelaus cut out the French brig St Joseph.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...812-(and-1884)

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2 March

On the 2 March 1783, the HMS Resistance captured two French ships off of Grand Turk Island.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-2-March

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24 February

On the 24th of February 1813, the USS Hornet engaged the HMS Peacock.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...ay-24-February

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...net-vs-Peacock

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27 February

On the 27th of February 1665, Vice-Admiral de Ruyter defeated the English at the Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...ay-27-February

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1 March

During the early morning hours of the 1st of March 1799, the HMS Sybille, formally the French ship Sibylle, captured the French frigate Forte in the Bay of Bengal.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-1-March

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3 March

On 3 March 1776, the U.S. Continental Navy and Continental Marines, under the command of Commodore Esek Hopkins, performed the Marine’s first ever amphibious landing.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-3-March

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5 March

On the 5th of March 1800, the HMS Phoebe, a 36-gun 5th rate, captured the Heureux, a 22-gun privateer.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-5-March

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4 March

On the 4th of March, 1778, Captain Samuel Chew lost his life in hand-to-hand combat while commanding the USS Resistance.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-4-March

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6 March

USS Enterprise captures four pirate ships in the Gulf of Mexico.

USS Monitor departs New York for Hampton Roads, Va.

Republic of Texas Schooner Liberty captures Mexican Schooner Pelicano

HMS Phaeton captured the French privateer Actif off Ushant

A squadron under Rear Admiral Keats launched a series of raids on the Spanish coast between Rota and Porta de Santa Maria, destroying many shore batteries

Winston Churchill first coined the phrase "The Battle of the Atlantic" with respect to the war between the convoys and U boats.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?367-March-6th

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?852-March-6

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8 March

On the 8th of March 1808, the HMS St. Fiorenzo concluded a three-day intermittent engagement with the Piémontaise, a French 40-gun frigate.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-8-March

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7 March

On March 7 1778, the U.S. frigate Randolph attacked the HMS Yarmouth, an uneven duel that resulted in significant loss for the Americans.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-7-March

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...arch-1810-1941


On this day in 1810, Vice Admiral Lord Collingwood died at sea on board HMS Ville de Paris whilst on his way home to Great Britain on sick leave.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...arch-1810-1941

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9 March

On March 9 1797, the HMS St. Fiorenzo and the HMS Nymphe captured the French frigate Résistance and corvette Constance en route to Brest.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-9-March

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10 March

On the 10th of March 1783, the final naval battle of the American War of Independence was fought off the coast of Cape Canaveral.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-10-March

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?375-March-10th

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12 March

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13 March

On the 13th of March 1811, the Battle of Lissa took place between French, Italian, and British forces off the island of Lissa in the Adriatic Sea.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-13-March


On 13 March 1795 the 32-gun frigate HMS Lively captured the French frigate Tourterelle.

The anniversary of the battle of Lissa, 1811.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-13-March-1795

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15 March

On the 15th of March 1808, the French frigate Sémillante began an engagement with the HMS Terpsichore.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-15-March

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11 March

Acasta, Newcastle and Leander encountered Constitution and the prizes Levant and Cyane off the Cape Verde islands.

In 1854, March 11th saw the first deployment of an RN steam fleet

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...arch-1815-1854


On the 11 of March 1787, Horatio Nelson wed Frances “Fanny” Nisbet on the island of Nevis.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-11-March

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14 March

On the 14th of March 1795, British, Neapolitan, and French ships concluded the naval Battle of Genoa off the coast of northwest Italy.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-14-March

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16 March

On the 16th of March 1781, British and French ships fought the Battle of Cape Henry off the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-16-March

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17 March

On the 17th of March 1800, the HMS Queen Charlotte was destroyed by fire off the island of Cabrera.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-17-March

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18 March

On the 18th of March 1799, the HMS Telegraph captured the French ship Hirondelle near Île de Batz.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-18-March

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20 March

On the 20th of March 1815, Napoleon returned to Paris from his exile on Elba.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-20-March

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22 March

On the 22nd of March 1820, U.S. Commodore Stephen Decatur died after dueling with James Barron at Bladensburg, Maryland.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-22-March

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23 March

On the 23rd of March 1815, U.S.S. Hornet defeated HMS Penguin off Tristan da Cunha in the south Atlantic.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-23-March

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?385-March-23rd

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25 March

On the 25th of March 1802, the Treaty of Amiens was signed.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-25-March

USS Essex takes the Peruvian corsair ship Nereyda.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?387-March-25th

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19 March

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21 March

On the 21st of March 1800, the HMS Peterel captured two merchants, which were part of a larger convoy, off the coast of Marseille.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-21-March

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24 March

Congress orders all Continental naval vessels and privateers home.

George Dewey is commissioned Admiral of the Navy.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?940-March-24th

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26 March

On the 26th of March 1806, HMS Pique, formally the French ship Pallas, captured the French brigs Phaéton and Voltigeur.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-26-March

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28 March

On the 28th of March 1814, HMS Phoebe (36) and HMS Cherub (18) captured USS Essex (36) and USS Essex Junior (20) at the port Valparaíso, Chile.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-28-March

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?396-March-28th


Essex becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to pass the Cape of Good Hope.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?396-March-28th

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30 March

On the 30th of March 1800, three British ships attacked and captured the French Tonnant-class Guillaume Tell (80).

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-30-March

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31 March

On the 31st of March 1813, Royal Marines from four British ships attacked and captured two batteries at Morgeon in the south of France.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-31-March

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29 March

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1 April

On the 1st of April 1797, during the French Revolutionary Wars, HMS Hazard captured the French privateer Hardi off of Ireland.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-1-April

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3 April

On the 3rd of April 1813, the British navy engaged American ships in the Battle of Rappahannock River, an inlet to the Chesapeake Bay.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-3-April


On 3 April, 1836 the Republic of Texas schooner Invincible sinks the Mexican schooner Montezuma.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?406-3-April-1836

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2 April

On the 2nd of April 1801, the Battle of Copenhagen took place between British and Danish-Norwegian fleets.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-2-April


Navy frigate Alliance captures two British privateers, Mars and Minerva.

Construction of the first naval hospital begins at Portsmouth, Va.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?404-April-2

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4 April

On the 4th of April 1808, a battle broke out between forces of the British and Spanish navies near Cadiz.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-4-April


The Continental Navy frigate Columbus captures HM Tender Hawke; this is the first American capture of a British armed vessel.

Sailors and Marines from sailing sloop Plymouth, protect U.S. citizens at Shanghai.

Appointment of the first Civil Engineering Corps officer, Rear Adm. Mordecai Endicott, as chief of Bureau of Yards and Docks.

NATO is established.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?407-4-April

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5 April

On the 5th of April 1805, the HMS Bacchante landed a shore party to capture a 40 foot tower armed with three 24-pound guns near Havana, Cuba.

http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...is-day-5-April