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John Paul Jones: A Brief Biography

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John Paul Jones was born July 8, 1747, in Scotland, Kirkbean.His mother’s name was Jean McDuff and his father’s name was John Paul, Sr. He was born the 5th child out of 7children. In 1759 at the age 13, he started his career at sea as ship boy. In 1764 he was hired as 3rd mate on king George’s ship. In 1765 his father died.
When the American Revolution began, John Paul Jones went to Philadelphia and was named a senior deputy in the new Continental Navy. In 1779 he took control of the Bonhomme Richard. In September he captured the Baltic merchant fleet under the defense of the British ships Serapis and Countess of Scarborough. This caused one of the most famous naval wars in history.
In 1773 John paul Jones was forced to kill the ringleader

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