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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
Date23 September 1779
Location
off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England, North Sea
Result See aftermath
Belligerents
Battle of Flamborough Head United States
Battle of Flamborough Head France
Battle of Flamborough Head Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Battle of Flamborough Head John Paul Jones Kingdom of Great Britain 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

The Battle of Flamborough Head was a naval battle that took place on 23 September 1779 in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire between a combined Franco-American squadron, led by Continental Navy officer John Paul Jones, and two British escort vessels protecting a large merchant convoy. It became one of the most celebrated naval actions of the war in America, despite its relatively small size and a considerable dispute over what had actually occurred.

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