Revolutionary War Commander John Paul Jones sets out to raid British ships (1778)

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John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones

On April 10, 1778, Commander John Paul Jones and his crew of 140 men aboard the USS Ranger set sail from the naval port at Brest, France, and headed toward the Irish Sea to begin raids on British warships. This was the first mission of its kind during the Revolutionary War.

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