Bonhomme Richard Wins: Jones Becomes Naval Legend
John Paul Jones seized victory at the Battle of Flamborough Head when his battered USS Bonhomme Richard rammed and sank the HMS Serapis off England's coast. This daring naval triumph shattered British confidence in their island's invulnerability and forced London to acknowledge that the American Revolution had truly become a global conflict.
September 23, 1779
247 years ago
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