Bushnells Submarine

{a}David Bushnell, born in West Saybrook, Conneticut. DAvid Bushnell was born to his parents, Sarah Ingham and Nehemia Bushnell. He worked on the family farm until the age 31.

{b}After Bushnells father died he used the money he inherited and moved to New Haven to attend Yale and recieve a higher education. During his college years he became very interested in inventing.

While in YAle Bushnell was often found in the library reading various inventors magezines and books. One day he picked up an issue on Gentlemens magezine, and read about different attempts to create an underwater submarine. This began his journey to create a sub.

After finishing his education at Yale, he graduates at the top of his class in the summer of 1775. This was around the time that war broke out. War was only more insiration to design and produce a working submarine.

Bushnell was still atending Yale when the Revolutionary War began. By now Bushnell was well on his way to finishing the first working submarine.

Bushnell watches from the shore of New York City, as his submarine goes into action. His submarine was opperated by Seargent Ezra Lee, in the Continental Army. The mission to plant explsives on ships did not work; however, the submarine itself was still an accomplishment.

After reworking his design he was ready to try again. His new plan was to have a mine, that blew up on contact. In December the sub was sent to Philadelphia. When it arrived the fleet had already left. Although, he could not destroy any ships, he was able to give the enemy a good scare causing panic.

Bushnell gets a promotion! David Bushnell, is now the captain-lieutenant in the Corps of Sappers and Miners. Many people would recognize this today as the corps of enigneers in the continental army.

Once again David Bushnell is promoted, this time to captain. Bushnell was part of the allied siege in Yorktown, Virginia. This all happened in the fall of 1781.

There was finally peace in late 1783. This means there was no longer a need for Bushnell. David Bushnell was then honerably dicharged, and he left for home back in Staybrook.