The Battle of Tangier
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Cammie
went on deck to check on Daniel. Wounded men were laying everywhere. They were
in pain and most were moaning. The standing and lesser-wounded crew was
hustling about assisting them. She found Daniel lying under a pile of downed
canvass and his forehead was bleeding. He was unconscious. She picked him up
and carried him below. He was grazed by a pirate’s bullet intended to kill him.
He awoke as his mother was cleaning him up and applying a piece of her skirt as
a bandage to his forehead. All he said at first was, “Mom, my head hurts.”
Then
Daniel started insisting on going back on deck and groggily said, “Captain
Morgan will be making one more run on the pirates. There aren’t enough crew
left standing to man the cannons. I gotta go back up ma.” And he passed out
again.
Cammie
knew her son was going to be fine. As she sat beside him with Tobby holding his
brother’s hand she asked, “Tobby, do you suppose you could stay with Daniel and
look after him while I go do something?”
“Uh
huh.” He responded.
“I’ll
be right back she said. Do not leave your brothers side for anything.”
She
didn’t have red hair for nothing. She was mad! Grown men harming a small boy!
How dare they! As she approached the main deck, she spotted Captain Morgan
assisting the crew removing debris and wounded. She could see that the
“Captain
Morgan” she said. “Put me on a cannon crew!”
The
captain was astonished at her statement. “You’ve got fire in your eyes young
lady! You’d be better off tending your son. Besides, I’ve never heard of a
woman manning a cannon aboard a ship. It’s preposterous! I can’t put you in
harms way. Look around at all the wounded and damage. You could end up hurt or
even dead.”
“Captain.”
she said, “You either assign me to the crew of your choice or I shall pick one!
If I had a pirate before me right now I would squeeze his neck till his head
popped off! Now, please let me be of service!”
The
captain looked at her and responded, “Mam, all the crews are short manned. Some
cannon have no manning at all. You are free to choose any that suit you. They
are already loaded and short fused to fire almost instantly.”
With
that they parted with the captain heading aft to the wheel and her heading to
join the remaining cannon crews.
A
cheer went up aboard the badly damaged frigate as she took her place behind the
first cannon on starboard with torch in hand.
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About the Book
“The
Battle of Tangier” is an action packed pirate adventure suitable for all
ages. It contains no swearing, no sex,
and no worries about your eight-year-old children or
eighty-eighty-eight-year-old grandparents reading it. It’s deliberately designed for all ages and
those who love the adventure of a pirate story.
It’s a fictional tale set in the year 1802.
Center
stage is a young family from
Sharing
the stage is a large Black Man also held captive by the pirates who helps the
boys. He, the boys and another risk
danger and death in their daring efforts to escape and warn the American Navy.
All
the characters become totally involved in the action that ensues when the
American Navy, Marines and Militia come to the rescue.
The
story has a happy ending with an old fashion “good versus evil” twist.
“The
Battle of Tangier” is a good, clean read for all.
About the Author
Bob Harmer has been a writer most of his working career. He began as a reporter for the United States Air Force during the Viet Nam War. He then worked as a Police Reporter for a major mid eastern newspaper and later an advertising executive for the same company. His endeavors in writing advertising won him several first place awards with state press associations. His other writing accomplishments include a long history of technical writing for contracts and materials and services in the electric utility industry. Bob is presently working as a Freelance Writer and Novelist.