17 February
Frigate HMS Cleopatra Captured
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...patra-Captured
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17 February
Frigate HMS Cleopatra Captured
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...patra-Captured
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
19 February
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20 February
The British warships HMS Cyane and HMS Levant fought the USS Constitution on 20 February 1815 in mid-Atlantic.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-20th-February
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...th-of-February
21 February
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22 February
On 22 February 1797, French forces landed at the bay of Carregwastad.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...ion-of-Britain
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-February-1797
1799 February 22nd - British brig-sloop Espoir vs. Spanish xebec Africa.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...h-xebec-Africa
John Barry became first commissioned officer in the US Navy.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-February-1797
23 February
The U.S. Navy Office of Purveyor of Supplies is established.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...-February-23rd
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
25 February
On the 25th of February 1667, Abraham Crijnssen captured the Fort Willoughby.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...ay-25-February
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
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
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
29 February
Boats from HMS Menelaus cut out the French brig St Joseph.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...812-(and-1884)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
19 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
27 March
On March 27, 1794 President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy.
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...s-day-27-March
http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.php?392-March-27th