John Paul Jones

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John Paul Jones


Born
in Arbigland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, The United Kingdom
July 06, 1747

Died
July 18, 1792

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John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish American sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War. Although he made many friends and enemies among America's political elites, his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to this day. As such, he is sometimes referred to as the "Father of the American Navy" (an epithet he shares with John Barry). He later served in the Imperial Russian Navy, subsequently obtaining the rank of rear admiral. ...more

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Life of Rear-Admiral John P...

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“I have not yet begun to fight.”
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“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.”
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“Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight!”
John Paul Jones, Memoirs Of Rear-admiral John Paul Jones