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Battle of the Head of Passes

1861 CE · United States, North America · War

Battle of the Head of Passes
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The Battle of the Head of Passes was a bloodless naval battle of the American Civil War. It was a naval raid made by the Confederate river defense fleet, also known as the “mosquito fleet” in the local media, on ships of the Union blockade squadron anchored at the Head of Passes.

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