Why is John Paul Jones considered an American hero?

Answer 1

John Paul Jones is a Navy Officer of the Continental Navy. One of the first. He was a Privateer gone Navy. He raided numerous ships and even attacked in British waters, where massive British ships of the line set out everyday for America.

He's one of the first naval officers in the United States. He was very sucessful in raiding but he also had a few lowpoints, like a failed raid on a dockyard in Ireland.

His ship was saluted by one of the french ships of the line near the end of the war. (Firing a broadside in dedication towards another ship)

John Paul Jones was born in Scotland as John Paul and outlawed for piracy. He offered his services to the enemy in the American War of Independence and was given several ships to fight the British. Eventually, on the Bonhomme Richard with a small fleet he attacked his native Scotland. During a naval engagement with the British warship Serapis he said "I've not yet begun to fight" when in danger of sinking yet still managed to win. He later joined the Russian Navy of Catherine the Great.

He defeated the greatest navy of that time. Therefore he gave American Patriots hope that the British could be defeated.

Answer 2

Inscription in the marble floor in the front of Jone's sarcophagus:JOHN PAUL JONES, 1747-1792; U.S. NAVY, 1775-1783. HE GAVE OUR NAVY ITS EARLIEST TRADITIONS OF HEROISM AND VICTORY. ERECTED BY THE CONGRESS, A.D. 1912.

John Paul Jones was a Scottish-American naval officer who has been called the Father of the United States Navy. Against overwhelming odds, he boldly engaged the superior British fleet during the Revolutionary War and often won by audacity, courage, and tactical skill. His famous quote ("I have not yet begun to fight") is still used today.

Answer 3

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