Providence’s First Journey to New Providence

This #TallShipTuesday, Midshipman Alex Morgan tells you about their experience on Providence in the first marine amphibious landing on foreign soil 248 years ago this week. The contents of this video were adapted from a letter from John Brown and his recounting of the taking of Fort Nassau.
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