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Battle of Flamborough Head
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Defence of Captn Pearson in his Majesty’s Ship Serapis and the Countess of Scarborough Arm’d Ship Captn Piercy, against Paul Jones's Squadron, 23 September 1779, by Richard Paton
Date
23 September 1779
Location
off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England, North Sea
Result
See aftermath
Belligerents
United States France
Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
John Paul Jones
Richard Pearson
Strength
1 ship, 2 frigates, 1 brigantine, 1 schooner
1 5th rate, 1 sloop-of-war
Casualties and losses
~170 killed or wounded 1 ship sunk
>117 killed or wounded, survivors captured 2 ships captured
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e
American Revolutionary War: European & Atlantic Waters
North Channel
17 June 1778
1st Ushant
English Channel
1st Jersey
14 September 1779
Flamborough Head
6 October 1779
11 November 1779
20 November 1779
8 January 1780
Cape St. Vincent
Madeira
Cape Santa Maria
10 August 1780
13 August 1780
Bermuda
4 January 1781
2nd Jersey
25 February 1781
Málaga
1 May 1781
30 May 1781
Porto Praya
Dogger Bank
Minorca
2nd Ushant
16 March 1782
3rd Ushant
4 September 1782
Gibraltar
Cape Spartel
12 December 1782
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