Battle of Whitehaven raid

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The Battle of Whitehaven raid was a daring 1778 American Revolutionary War naval attack led by John Paul Jones against the British port of Whitehaven, intended to disrupt British shipping and bring the war to British soil.

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Battle of Whitehaven raid canonical 1
Raid on Whitehaven 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the American Revolutionary War
military engagement
naval raid
alsoKnownAs Battle of Whitehaven raid
surface form: Raid on Whitehaven
attacker Continental Navy
surface form: Continental Navy forces
belligerent Great Britain
United States of America
surface form: United States
casualties minimal casualties on both sides
combatantStrengthAttacker small landing party from USS Ranger
combatantStrengthDefender local British garrison and townspeople
commander John Paul Jones
commanderForAttacker John Paul Jones
conflict American Revolutionary War
countryOfOriginOfAttacker United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfOriginOfCommander Scotland
date April 23, 1778
defender British port of Whitehaven
followedBy capture of HMS Drake
historicalEra Age of Sail
historicalPeriod 18th century
involvedAction attempted burning of ships in port
landing of American sailors at Whitehaven harbor
legacy enhanced reputation of John Paul Jones as a daring naval commander
symbol of American ability to strike the British Isles
location Cumbria
England
Great Britain
Whitehaven
notableFor association with John Paul Jones
being one of the first American attacks on British home soil
objective bring the American Revolutionary War to British soil
burn ships in Whitehaven harbor
disrupt British shipping
partOf American Revolutionary War
partOfCampaign John Paul Jones’s 1778 North Atlantic campaign
precededBy USS Ranger cruise in the Irish Sea
result American withdrawal
increased British concern about coastal defense
limited material damage
psychological impact in Britain
shipUsedByAttacker USS Ranger
theater Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War
surface form: Atlantic theater of the American Revolutionary War
tookPlaceNear Irish Sea
typeOfWarfare commerce raiding
naval irregular warfare
year 1778

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John Paul Jones militaryConflict Battle of Whitehaven raid
Battle of Whitehaven raid alsoKnownAs Battle of Whitehaven raid
this entity surface form: Raid on Whitehaven