This patriot sailor gained fame when he captured the british warship serapis in 1779.

The patriot Soldier who captured the then called HMS Serapis is John Paul Jones, who is considered to be the United State's first popular Naval Commander during the American War of Independence. In this battle, Jones fought against Captain Richard Pearson in which he famously said, "I have not yet begun to fight" in response to the surrender.

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