Genealogy Projects tagged with Hugh Montgomery on the Geni Family Tree

Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, June 29, 1776

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, brot...