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United States (United States) (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
Scotland (United Kingdom) (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
Biddle, Nicholas, 1750-
Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 1750; made
Medal presented to James Biddle by Congress. a voyage to Quebec before he was fourteen years of age. In a voyage to the West Indies he was cast away on an uninhabited island, where he remained two months.
He entered the British navy in 1770.
While a midshipman, he absconded, and became a sailor before the mast in the Carcass, in the exploring expedition of Captain Phipps in which Horatio Nelson served.
Returning to Philadelphia after the commencement of the Revolution, he was appointed to the command of the brig Andrea Doria, under Commodore Hopkins.
In 1776 he captured two transports from Scotland, with 400 Highland troops bound for America.
In February, 1777, he sailed from Philadelphia in the frigate Randolph, and soon carried four valuable prizes into Charleston.
Then he cruised in the West India waters with a small squadron; and in an action with a British 64-gun ship, March 7, 177
Quebec (Canada) (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
Biddle, Nicholas, 1750-
Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 1750; made
Medal presented to James Biddle by Congress. a voyage to Quebec before he was fourteen years of age. In a voyage to the West Indies he was cast away on an uninhabited island, where he remained two months.
He entered the British navy in 1770.
While a midshipman, he absconded, and became a sailor before the mast in the Carcass, in the exploring expedition of Captain Phipps in which Horatio Nelson served.
Returning to Philadelphia after the commencement of the Revolution, he was appointed to the command of the brig Andrea Doria, under Commodore Hopkins.
In 1776 he captured two transports from Scotland, with 400 Highland troops bound for America.
In February, 1777, he sailed from Philadelphia in the frigate Randolph, and soon carried four valuable prizes into Charleston.
Then he cruised in the West India waters with a small squadron; and in an action with a British 64-gun ship, March 7, 1778
West Indies (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
Biddle, Nicholas, 1750-
Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 1750; made
Medal presented to James Biddle by Congress. a voyage to Quebec before he was fourteen years of age. In a voyage to the West Indies he was cast away on an uninhabited island, where he remained two months.
He entered the British navy in 1770.
While a midshipman, he absconded, and became a sailor before the mast in the Carcass, in the exploring expedition of Captain Phipps in which Horatio Nelson serven 1776 he captured two transports from Scotland, with 400 Highland troops bound for America.
In February, 1777, he sailed from Philadelphia in the frigate Randolph, and soon carried four valuable prizes into Charleston.
Then he cruised in the West India waters with a small squadron; and in an action with a British 64-gun ship, March 7, 1778, was wounded.
A few minutes afterwards the Randolph was blown up: and of the entire crew, consisting of 315 men, only four escaped to tell the dreadful ta
Stephen Hopkins (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
William Phipps (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
Biddle, Nicholas, 1750-
Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 1750; made
Medal presented to James Biddle by Congress. a voyage to Quebec before he was fourteen years of age. In a voyage to the West Indies he was cast away on an uninhabited island, where he remained two months.
He entered the British navy in 1770.
While a midshipman, he absconded, and became a sailor before the mast in the Carcass, in the exploring expedition of Captain Phipps in which Horatio Nelson served.
Returning to Philadelphia after the commencement of the Revolution, he was appointed to the command of the brig Andrea Doria, under Commodore Hopkins.
In 1776 he captured two transports from Scotland, with 400 Highland troops bound for America.
In February, 1777, he sailed from Philadelphia in the frigate Randolph, and soon carried four valuable prizes into Charleston.
Then he cruised in the West India waters with a small squadron; and in an action with a British 64-gun ship, March 7, 1778
Horatio Nelson (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
Biddle, Nicholas, 1750-
Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 1750; made
Medal presented to James Biddle by Congress. a voyage to Quebec before he was fourteen years of age. In a voyage to the West Indies he was cast away on an uninhabited island, where he remained two months.
He entered the British navy in 1770.
While a midshipman, he absconded, and became a sailor before the mast in the Carcass, in the exploring expedition of Captain Phipps in which Horatio Nelson served.
Returning to Philadelphia after the commencement of the Revolution, he was appointed to the command of the brig Andrea Doria, under Commodore Hopkins.
In 1776 he captured two transports from Scotland, with 400 Highland troops bound for America.
In February, 1777, he sailed from Philadelphia in the frigate Randolph, and soon carried four valuable prizes into Charleston.
Then he cruised in the West India waters with a small squadron; and in an action with a British 64-gun ship, March 7, 1778
Nicholas Biddle (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
Biddle, Nicholas, 1750-
Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 1750; made
Medal presented to James Biddle by Congress. a voyage to Quebec before he was fourteen years of age. In a voyage to the West Indies he was cast away on an uninhabited island, where he remained two months.
He entered the British navy in 1770.
While a midshipman, he absconded, and became a sailor before the mast in the Carcass, in the exploring expedition of Captain Phipps in which Horatio Nelson served.
Returning to Philadelphia after the commencement of the Revolution, he was appointed to the command of the brig Andrea Doria, under Commodore Hopkins.
In 1776 he captured two transports from Scotland, with 400 Highland troops bound for America.
In February, 1777, he sailed from Philadelphia in the frigate Randolph, and soon carried four valuable prizes into Charleston.
Then he cruised in the West India waters with a small squadron; and in an action with a British 64-gun ship, March 7, 1778
James Biddle (search for this): entry biddle-nicholas
Biddle, Nicholas, 1750-
Naval officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10, 1750; made
Medal presented to James Biddle by Congress. a voyage to Quebec before he was fourteen years of age. In a voyage to the West Indies he was cast away on an uninhabited island, where he remained two months.
He entered the British navy in 1770.
While a midshipman, he absconded, and became a sailor before the mast in the Carcass, in the exploring expedition of Captain Phipps in which Horatio Nelson served.
Returning to Philadelphia after the commencement of the Revolution, he was appointed to the command of the brig Andrea Doria, under Commodore Hopkins.
In 1776 he captured two transports from Scotland, with 400 Highland troops bound for America.
In February, 1777, he sailed from Philadelphia in the frigate Randolph, and soon carried four valuable prizes into Charleston.
Then he cruised in the West India waters with a small squadron; and in an action with a British 64-gun ship, March 7, 1778