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The first privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, was fought near Cape May, New Jersey.
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Person or ship engaging in maritime warfare under commission
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American Revolutionary War
1775–1783 American war of independence from Great Britain
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Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet
First privateer battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Cape May, New Jersey
City in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
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