Battle of Flamborough Head
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The Battle of Flamborough Head was a naval battle that took place on 23 September 1779 in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire between a combined Franco-American squadron, led by Continental Navy
Defence of Captn Pearson in his Majesty’s Ship Serapis and the Countess of Scarborough Arm’d Ship Captn Piercy, against Paul Jones's Squadron, 23 September 1779 Richard Paton, 1780
Frigates Bonhomme Richard and Alliance vs HMS Serapis, 23 September 1779
"Paul Jones, shooting Lieut. Grubb, for attempting to strike the Colours", from "The Life and History of PAUL JONES, the English Corsair", c1820
John Paul Jones, from an engraving by c. 1779 after his victory at the Battle of Flamborough Head.
USS Bonhomme Richard (1765)
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USS Bonhomme Richard was a 42-gun frigate of the Continental Navy named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. She was originally the East Indiaman Duc de Duras, which was built in France for the Fren
Battle of Flamborough Head
…and many others seeking glory or prize money. By mid-September, four of the ships remained in the squadron. On the evening of 22 September, Jones in Bonhomme Richard (an armed former French East India Company trading vessel he had reluctantly adapted for military use), accompanied by the little brigantine Vengeance…
lossy page 1 The Bonhomme Richard, 1779. Copy of artwork by F. Muller, 1883 1966 NARA 512971.tif