American Revolution. Naval battle between
American Revolution. Naval battle between the British ship, Serapis, captained by Captain Richard Pearson, and John Paul Jones Bonhomme Richard and his squadron ship Alliance, on Sept. 23, 1779. The 6 hour battle began at 7 PM, and ended when a single grenade thrown from Bonhomme Richards rigging, ignited loose powder on the Serapis. While Capt. Pearsons lost his ship, his mission was protecting a British convoy. Since the Bonhomme Richard was disabled, Pearson accomplished his mission
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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