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Nancy Runs for Turtle Gut Inlet

When
June 29, 1776
Where
Turtle Gut Inlet, off Cape May, New Jersey
Part of
Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet

Blocked from Delaware Bay and pursued by Orpheus and Kingfisher, Nancy headed for Turtle Gut Inlet in heavy fog in the early hours of June 29, 1776.

In the early hours of June 29, 1776, the Nancy, pursued by HMS Orpheus and HMS Kingfisher and blocked from entering the Delaware Bay, headed for the nearby Turtle Gut Inlet in a heavy fog. The British blockade squadron also included the 28-gun HMS Liverpool under Henry Bellew.

Sources

  1. Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20

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