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Revolutionary War naval forces
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The Birth of American Seapower: When Was the US Navy Formed?
By October 1775, the Continental Congress faced an inescapable truth: without control of the seas, the rebellion against the world’s greatest empire was...
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The Exact Date When Was the U.S. Navy Founded—And Why It Changed History
The Continental Congress, desperate for naval capability, authorized the purchase of two armed vessels in November 1775. These weren’t warships in the modern...