Battle of Flamborough Head

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battle of the American Revolutionary War naval battle

The Battle of Flamborough Head was a major 1779 naval clash of the American Revolutionary War in which John Paul Jones’s squadron, led by the Bonhomme Richard, famously defeated the British warship HMS Serapis off the coast of England.

Aliases (1)

Action off Flamborough Head ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the American Revolutionary War → naval battle →
alsoKnownAs	Action off Flamborough Head →
associatedWith	Continental Navy → Royal Navy →
belligerent	Kingdom of Great Britain → United States →
casualtiesSide	heavy casualties on both sides →
coastOff	east coast of England →
combatType	close-quarters naval combat → ship-of-the-line engagement →
commander	John Paul Jones → Richard Pearson →
commandingOfficerAmericanSide	John Paul Jones →
commandingOfficerBritishSide	Captain Richard Pearson →
conflictIn	American Revolutionary War →
countryInvolved	Kingdom of Great Britain → United States →
date	1779-09-23 →
flagship	USS Bonhomme Richard →
flagshipOf	John Paul Jones →
followedBy	increased British convoy protection in the North Sea →
historicalPeriod	late 18th century →
location	North Sea → off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England →
near	Flamborough Head →
notableEvent	capture of British Baltic convoy escorts → sinking of USS Bonhomme Richard after the battle →
notableQuoteAssociated	I have not yet begun to fight →
objective	attack on British merchant convoy →
opponentFlagship	HMS Serapis →
partOf	Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War →
precededBy	American naval raids on British commerce in European waters →
primaryAdversaries	USS Bonhomme Richard vs HMS Serapis →
region	North Sea off Yorkshire →
result	American and French victory → capture of HMS Serapis by American forces →
shipInvolved	Alliance → HMS Countess of Scarborough → HMS Serapis → Pallas → USS Bonhomme Richard → Vengeance →
strategicSignificance	boosted American morale → demonstrated reach of Continental Navy into British home waters →
theater	European waters →
year	1779 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Flamborough Head ("Action off Flamborough Head") →	alsoKnownAs
Richard Pearson →	battle
Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War →	hasPart
Flamborough Head →	historicalEvent
John Paul Jones →	militaryConflict
Continental Navy →	notableEngagement
Richard Pearson →	notableFor
USS Bonhomme Richard →	participatedIn
USS Bonhomme Richard →	sankAfterBattle