Person:Nicholas Biddle (naval officer) (1)

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Nicholas Biddle
b.10 Sep 1750
d.17 Mar 1778
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  1. Col. Edward Biddle1739 - 1779
  2. Nicholas Biddle1750 - 1778
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Name Nicholas Biddle
Gender Male
Birth[1] 10 Sep 1750
Death[1] 17 Mar 1778
Reference Number? Q7025068?


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Nicholas Biddle (September 10, 1750 – March 7, 1778) was one of the first five captains of the Continental Navy, which was raised by the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War. Biddle was born in Philadelphia in 1750. He began sailing at the age of 13 and joined the Royal Navy when he was 20. In 1773, he sailed the Arctic with Constantine Phipps and Horatio Nelson. When the Revolutionary War began in 1775, Biddle joined the Continental Navy and commanded several ships. In 1778 off the coast of Barbados, Biddle confronted , a 64-gun British warship. After a twenty-minute battle, Biddle's ship suddenly exploded, killing him and most of his men. Four ships of the U.S. Navy have been named in his honor.

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