With his small fleet, Hopkins led the first major naval action of the Continental Navy, in early March 1776, against Nassau, Bahamas, where stores of much-needed gunpowder were seized for the use of the Continental Army.
With his small fleet, Hopkins led the first major naval action of the Continental Navy in early March 1776 against Nassau, Bahamas. Stores of much-needed gunpowder were seized for the use of the Continental Army.