Entries for the tag ‘Jones, John Paul (1747-92)’
Scottish-born American naval officer and privateer in the Continental Navy during the Revolutionary War, attacking shipping around British coasts, often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy". 
- 25 September 1779: The Rev. William Whytehead writes from Hornsea to his cousin four miles away with news of the Battle of Flamborough Head
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