Tag: General Mercer
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Privateers: John R. Livingston and the Investment That Helped Win the War
During the American Revolution hundreds of American fishing and merchant vessels had their hulls strengthened, cannons mounted, and their crew sizes increased. With a letter of marque in hand these ships went privateering. These ships attacked British merchant vessels and even small British navy ships. Successfully captured ships were sent back to American ports where…
Clermont State Historic Site 