[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Flamborough Head - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Flamborough Head was a naval battle that took place on 23 
September 1779, in the North Sea off the ... On 15 September 1779, a convoy of 
over 50 ships which had been trading with ports in the Baltic had set sail ... About 
4 pm, with the whole convoy to his north, and the squadron of strangers clearly in 
sight to... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones - Wikipedia [PAR] John Paul Jones was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the 
American ... He found his own passage back to Scotland, and eventually 
obtained .... British merchant shipping in the Irish Sea, then he persuaded his 
crew on April .... On September 23, 1779, the squadron met a large merchant 
convoy off the... [DOC] [TLE] War at Sea: John Paul Jones at Flamborough Head - Mariners ... [PAR] While the British navy was too formidable to be attacked by the meager ... the 
west coast of England before sailing north, where he defeated the British sloop of 
... on September 23, 1779, the Americans encountered a convoy of British ships 
off ... repair at sea, Jones reluctantly abandoned ship and transferred his crew to 
the... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones in Battle, 1779 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] An observer aboard Captain John Paul Jones's ship describes his most famous 
battle: "On the 23d of September, 1779, being below, I was roused by an unusual 
noise ... with a light breeze, Flamborough Head being about two leagues distant. 
... stood off shore, with the intention of drawing off our attention from the convoy. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Flamborough Head in the American Revolution [PAR] The Battle of Flamborough Head was fought September 23, 1779, and was one 
of the ... to circle the British Isles in a clockwise fashion with the goal of attacking 
British ... The return of Alliance raised Jones' strength to four ships as he also had 
the ... successfully guided the convoy some distance away, Pearson recalled his
... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Flamborough Head - Revolvy [PAR] The American squadron During September 1779, the four remaining vessels 
from ... that took place on 23 September 1779, in the North Sea off the coast of 
Yorkshire ... On 15 September 1779, a convoy of over 50 ships which had been 
trading .... He had prepared well for such an eventuality, and his men at stations 
up the... [DOC] [TLE] HMS Serapis (1779) - Expand Your Mind [PAR] On 23 September she engaged the American warship USS Bonhomme Richard 
under ... of Captain John Paul Jones in the North Sea at Flamborough Head , 
England. ... Although the two British vessels had lost the battle, they had 
succeeded .... a large convoy from the Baltic, he was attacked off Flamborough 
Head by an... [DOC] [TLE] Captain John Paul Jones of the American Navy [PAR] John Paul adopted the alias John Jones when he fled to his brother's home in ... 
yellow fever, John Paul managed to successfully navigate the ship back to a safe 
port. ... 300 men) sailing from the Delaware River in February 1776 to attack 
British .... On September 23, 1779, the squadron met a large merchant convoy off 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Remembering John Paul Jones - Martin Hickes [PAR] John Paul was arrested for his involvement in the man's death, and was 
imprisoned ... but on this occasion, he continued right around the north of 
Scotland into the North Sea, ... On September 23, 1779, the squadron met a large 
merchant convoy off the coast of ... Shortly after 7 p.m. the Battle of Flamborough 
Head began. [DOC] [TLE] Named in honor of Naval hero, John Paul Jones. - US Navy Hosting [PAR] Without hesitation, he took the war at sea to the British, attacking their coastlines 
... for his heroic defeat of the British 50-gun frigate Serapis on September 23, 
1779. The three-hour battle off Flamborough Head, in which John Paul Jones, ... 
On 24 August Paul Jones began a series of convoy patrols up and down the 
coast.

Question: On September 23, 1779 he & his men successfully attacked a British convoy off Flamborough Head in the North Sea
Answer: John Paul Jones