Picture No | 10183156 |
Date | 23 September 1779 |
Description | John Paul Jones fighting the ship Serapis |
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John Paul Jones in Bonhomme Richard engages Serapis in the North Sea ; asked to surrender, he answers 'Sir, I have not yet begun to fight', takes, sinks the British ship during the American War of Independence
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Source | Engraving by an unnamed artist in 'Our first century' |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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