Raid of Nassau
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The raid of Nassau on March 3–4, 1776, was a naval operation and amphibious assault by American forces against the British port of Nassau, Bahamas, during the American Revolutionary War. The raid, des
1973 painting of the raid
Esek Hopkins, who led the raid
Fort Montagu in 2009
John Paul Jones
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John Paul Jones was a British-American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded
Raid of Nassau
…roughly six nautical miles east of Nassau. There Hopkins held council, and a new plan of attack was developed. In some accounts, Hopkins' lieutenant, John Paul Jones, suggested a new landing point and then led the action. But one historian argues that this was unlikely, as Jones was unfamiliar with the local waters…
Portrait c. 1890, based on a work of c. 1781
The birthplace and original home of John Paul Jones in Arbigland in southern Scotland
The "John Paul Jones House" in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a new building on the site of a house owned by his brother William Paul
A portrait of Whitehaven, on the northwest coast of England, by Matthias Read completed between 1730 and 1735