The Andrew Doria had arrived to purchase munitions for the American Revolutionary forces. It was the first international acknowledgment of American independence. The Andrew Doria flew the Continental Colors of the fledgling United States. International protocol required a two gun less acknowledgment of a sovereign flag. Governor Johannes de Graaff replied with an eleven-gun salute from the cannons of Fort Oranje. Robinson announced his arrival by firing a thirteen gun salute, one gun for each of the thirteen American colonies in rebellion against Britain. On November 16, 1776, Captain Isaiah Robinson of the 14-gun American brig Andrew Doria, sailed into the anchorage below St. It is a special municipality (officially “public body”) of the Netherlands. Sint Eustatius (Dutch pronunciation: ), also known affectionately to the locals as Statia (/ˈsteɪʃə/), is an island in the Caribbean. Eustatius and the United States resulted in the noted "First Salute". It was one of the few places from which the young United States could obtain military stores. The dutch island Sint Eustatius sold arms and ammunition to anyone willing to pay. Eustatius, West Indies in reply to a salute by the Continental ship Andrew Doria. Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in Historyġ6 November 1776 - The first salute of an American flag (Grand Union Flag) by a foreign power is rendered by the Dutch at St.
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