One of the first four Captains of the Continental Navy and had command of brig Andrea Doria during the Bahamas raid of March 1776, later capturing two British transports with 400 Highland troops. While commanding frigate Randolph, he captured the British ship True Briton and 3 merchantmen in 1777. In 1778 Randolph with 32 guns engaged HMS Yarmoth (64 guns) and had the better of the fight with the wounded Biddle directing the ships maneuvers from a chair when a shot hit Randolph’s magazine causing its total destruction with only one survivor.
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