File:Battle of Nassau.jpg

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English: New Providence Raid, March 1776

Oil painting on canvas by V. Zveg, 1973, depicting Continental Sailors and Marines landing on New Providence Island, Bahamas, on 3 March 1776. Their initial objective, Fort Montagu, is in the left distance. Close off shore are the small vessels used to transport the landing force to the vicinity of the beach. They are (from left to right): two captured sloops, schooner Wasp and sloop Providence. The other ships of the American squadron are visible in the distance.

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Source US Naval History and Heritage Command: Photo #: NH 79419-KN (color)
Author V. Zveg for the Navy Art Collection
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