USS Lexington and the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet

A Powerful End of the Brig Nancy

Captain Hugh Montgomery had no idea how his voyage would end when he raised a United States flag for the first time in a foreign port. He was charged with delivering VITAL Army stores to General Washington. The British Navy forced him to make a gut wrenching decision. How would you respond?

This exciting true story relates the events of the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet on Cape May in New Jersey. Live it again with the intrepid sailors who battled to wrestle our infant nation from the clutches of tyranny. Find yourself transported to sea on the deck of an eighteenth century warship. Come aboard the Continental Navy Brigantine Lexington and experience the danger and camaraderie of Captain John Barry and his shipmates.

Cringe as cannon balls fly past your ears, feel the physical exhaustion as you struggle to keep pace with the captain; and experience the tragic loss of a lifelong friend.

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"My hard copy of The Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet arrived in this morning's mail and I read it over a leisurely lunch. I wasn't disappointed. The author's use of jargon of the day and his ability to put the reader at the dinner table or on deck for action is well accomplished. He also provided a URL for the Turtle Gut history page which was a nice touch. Looking forward to reading more of the series. BZ!" -Tommy R.

Born in Stockton, California in the 1950s, David Perry moved to Seattle, Washington in1960 with his parents and brother. His pre-college days were spent growing up in the Northwestern U.S., almost equally divided between the Puget Sound area of Washington and Northwestern Montana, in Libby. He equally enjoys spending time on the water or camping amidst the tall Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine trees. David enlisted in the Navy's nuclear power program in December 1976, but before he started boot camp he was selected and reported to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. During the four years spent at the Naval Academy David nourished his love of sailing where the Severn River empties into the Chesapeake Bay. It was at this time that he was also introduced to that intrepid seafaring officer, Horatio Hornblower, by C.S Forester. This acquaintance would expand to many characters of that genre. David's naval adventures took him far from the banks of the Severn River, sailing the steel ships of the twentieth century on the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and across the vast Pacific. Later, after retiring from the Naval Reserve, he even walked on the Arctic Ocean, although that was no miracle; it was frozen at the time. As a civilian David has worked in the human resources field of corporate America. He has served as a member and chair of many non-profit organization boards as well as on the leadership teams of local churches he attended with his family. David currently lives with his wife, Bonnie, of over thirty years at their home in Liberty Lake, Washington.