John Paul Jones

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John Paul Jones was a renowned American Revolutionary War naval commander often called the "Father of the U.S. Navy" for his daring sea victories against the British.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Revolutionary War military personnel
human
naval officer
allegiance Continental Navy
Russian Empire
United States of America
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal
birthName John Paul
burialPlace United States Naval Academy Chapel, Annapolis, Maryland, United States
causeOfDeath kidney disease
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1747-07-06
dateOfDeath 1792-07-18
ethnicGroup Scottish
fieldOfWork naval warfare
fullName John Paul Jones
honorificNickname Father of the American Navy
Father of the U.S. Navy
knownFor daring naval raids against the British during the American Revolutionary War
early development of the United States Navy
militaryBranch Continental Navy
militaryConflict Battle of Flamborough Head
Battle of Whitehaven raid
militaryRank captain
movement American Revolution
notableQuote I have not yet begun to fight!
notableWork capture of HMS Drake
command of the Bonhomme Richard
raid on Whitehaven
service in the Russian Navy on the Black Sea
victory over HMS Serapis
occupation naval officer
privateer
sailor
placeOfBirth Arbigland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
placeOfDeath Paris, France
religion Presbyterianism
residence Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Paris, France
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
servedIn American Revolutionary War
Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
shipCommanded Alliance
HMS Serapis (as prize)
USS Alfred
USS Bonhomme Richard
USS Providence
USS Ranger


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