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Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, June 29, 1776

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Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, June 29, 1776:

The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet (June 29, 1776) was an important, early naval victory for the Continental Navy and the future "Father of the American Navy", Captain John Barry. It was the first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War. The battle resulted in the first American casualty of the war in New Jersey, Lieutenant Richard Wickes, brother of Captain Lambert Wickes. It was the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Cape May County.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Turtle_Gut_Inlet

https://cresthistory.org/turtlegut.php

1776: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776

Cape May, New Jersey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_May,_New_Jersey

Continental Navy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Navy

John Barry:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_(naval_officer)

Lambert Wickes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_Wickes

William Hallock: As of 3/21/2020 there are no Articles on Capt. Hallock: however, there are mentions of him in the following: https://books.google.com/books?id=_ord9Lxdb8gC&pg=PA1009&lpg=PA1009...

Hugh Montgomery:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Montgomery_(sea_captain)

Continental Ships:

USS Lexington (1776):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lexington_(1776)
USS Reprisal (1776):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reprisal_(1776)

USS Wasp (1775):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wasp_(1775)

Nancy (1775):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_(1775)

Royal Navy:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy

Alexander Graeme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graeme

Charles Hudson: As of 3/21/2020 there is no article on Charles Hudson.

Royal Navy Ships:

HMS Orpheus (1773):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Orpheus_(1773)

HMS Kingfisher (1770):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Kingfisher_(1770)