| 词条 | Nathaniel Reynolds |
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Nathaniel Reynolds (1730 – c. 1782)[1] was a shoemaker, army captain and privateer during the American Revolutionary War.[2] He was the captain of the Blackbird. Early careerIn the town of Beverly, Massachusetts circa 1755, he was a cordwainer.[3] He participated in the Eddy Rebellion[1] as a captain. He signed the petition to George Washington dated 8/7/1776, a letter of introduction of Jonathan Eddy, Esq.[4] In that position he was involved in the attack of Ft. Cumberland on the Isthmus of Chignecto in Nova Scotia. During that November 1776 adventure, he led the party which took a sloop and aided in the extraction of the families of Eddy's band from Nova Scotia in the County of Cumberland. He attacked loyalists in New Brunswick and, in 1777, engaged with three men of war including the Frigates HMS Rainbow(the 44-gun fifth rate), HMS Mermaid (1761), and HMS Blonde (1760) sent to defeat Colonel Allan's group. During the Battle of Machias, he improvised a privateer given the name "Machias Liberty" and boldly attacked the British ships. He managed to get the better of them, and, after a few days, they left the scene and returned to Halifax. PrivateerStarting in March 1778, he captained the Blackbird, a privateer schooner authorized by the Massachusetts Bay State and owned by Walter Prue Bartlett, Edward Norris, Samuel Page, and Walter P. Bartlett, all of Salem, Massachusetts. It was armed with eight swivel guns. The ship was authorized to attack and disrupt British shipping. In June 1778, he took control of the Hornet, another privateer.[1] He was lost at sea sometime between the dates of January 13, 1782, and September 16, 1786.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|last=Reynolds|first=Marion H.|title=The Reynolds Family Association of America, 1892–1921, Thirtieth Annual Report|date=1921|publisher=The News Press|location=Lake Geneva, WI|pages=81–90}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Nathaniel}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.awiatsea.com/Privateers/B/Black%20Bird%20Massachusetts%20Schooner%20%5bGroves%20Pitman%20Reynolds%5d.html|title=Black Bird [Blackbird]|website=American War of Independence - At Sea}} 3. ^{{cite news|publisher=The Boston Evening Post|title=Marblehead|date=January 15, 1755}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://newscotland1398.ca/hist/nshistory04.html|title=History of Nova Scotia}} 4 : Privateers|Massachusetts American Revolutionary War militia regiments|1730 births|1780s deaths |
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