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Battle of Block Island: HMS Glasgow vs American Fleet

USS Randolph vs the HMS Yarmouth. By Nowland van Powell.

The Battle of Block Island, April 6, 1776, was between the British 20-gun frigate HMS Glasgow and the first fleet launched by an infant United Colonies Navy, led by its first commander, Commodore Esk Hopkins. Some scholars considered the contest a British victory, while most concur the battle was a draw. Four American ships, all …