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The attack:
Turtle, a “sub-marine” vehicle invented by David Bushnell and piloted by Sgt. Ezra Lee, attacks the British 64-gun ship HMS Eagle in New York Harbor.
However, the explosives fail to detonate and the attack fails.
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