During this episode, we take a look at Marines onboard the Boston. The ship was ordered to escort John Adams to France and replace Silas Deane as one of the American Commissioners. During their voyage, they would encounter a British vessels and John Adams would fight alongside Marines in this engagement. Marines will also advance on the Bahamas for a second raid on Fort Nassau.
References
Smith, C. R., & Waterhouse, C. H. (1975). Marines in the Revolution: a history of the Continental Marines in the American Revolution, 1775-1783. Washington: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
Tucker, S., Arnold, J. R., Wiener, R., Pierpaoli, P. G., Nelson, P. D., & Piecuch, J. (2018). American Revolution: the definitive encyclopedia and document collection. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC.
