[DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones in Battle, 1779 - EyeWitness to History [PAR] Alexander defeats the Persians, Destruction of Pompeii  The Crusades, The 
Black Death. ... The stage was set for John Paul Jones's most famous naval battle
. ... At the same time, the Serapis and Countess if Scarborough tacked ship, and... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones wins in English waters - Sep 23, 1779 - HISTORY ... [PAR] During the American Revolution, the U.S. ship Bonhomme Richard, commanded 
... wins a hard-fought engagement against the British ships of war Serapis and ... 
the captain of the Serapis, asked Jones if he had struck his colors, the naval 
signal .... dealt a serious defeat at Chickamauga, Georgia, just south of 
Chattanooga. [DOC] [TLE] HMS Serapis (1779) - Wikipedia [PAR] HMS Serapis was a Royal Navy two-decked, Roebuck-class fifth ... At the time of 
this battle, the ship carried 50 guns, having an extra six ... The famous quote, "I 
have not yet begun to fight! [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Flamborough Head - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Flamborough Head was a naval battle that took place on 23 
September 1779, .... Serapis, one of the Royal Navy's newest ships, also had 18-
pound guns (10 on each side, contributing 180 pounds (82 kg) to a total 22-gun... [DOC] [TLE] Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia [PAR] The American Revolutionary War was by no means confined to American soil; 
naval operations ... French (left) and British (right) ships at the Battle of the 
Chesapeake, 3 September ... In 1779, a fleet commanded by Vice Admiral 
Charles Henri, comte d'Estaing ..... The news of the defeat was also not received 
well in London. [DOC] [TLE] USS Bonhomme Richard (1765) - Wikipedia [PAR] Bonhomme Richard, formerly Duc de Duras, was a warship in the Continental 
Navy. She was originally an East Indiaman, a merchant ship built in France for 
the French East India Company in 1765, for service between France and the 
Orient. She was placed at the disposal of John Paul Jones on 4 February 1779, 
by ... The Bonhomme Richard and Serapis entered a bitter engagement at about
... [DOC] [TLE] Bonne Homme Richard vs Serapis September 23, 1779 [PAR] The Serapis was a 50 gun ship that outgunned the Bonne Homme Richard which 
was barely sea worthy. ... Jones headed out to sea in the Bon Homme Richard. ... 
The battle accounts, after the fact, edited his words to the famous phrase: "I... [DOC] [TLE] The Serapis Project : The History of the H.M.S. Serapis [PAR] This historic Revolutionary War engagement fought on the North Sea, off 
Flamborough Head, England, is one of the most famous events in naval history. 
... On September 23, 1779, John Paul Jones stood issuing battle orders from the 
deck of the French Bon Homme Richard as the ship was locked in battle with 
Serapis. [DOC] [TLE] War at Sea: John Paul Jones at Flamborough Head - Mariners ... [PAR] These privateers, as the ships and their crews were known, prowled the trade 
routes in search of prizes. ... where he defeated the British sloop of war Drake in 
ship-to-ship action. ... Battle between the Serapis and the Bonhomme Richard. ... 
1779, the Americans encountered a convoy of British ships off Flamborough 
Head. [DOC] [TLE] The Real Immortal Words of John Paul Jones - Journal of the ... [PAR] Jan 19, 2015 ... during his famous sea battle, and that he probably said something else. ... at 
Royal Navy Captain Richard Pearson during the battle with H.M.S. Serapis, but ... 
[4] Jones still sailed into harm's way with his tub of a ship and motley crew. ... In 
late September, 1779, Jones was in the North Sea in the Bonhomme... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones and the Naval Battles of the Revolutionary War ... [PAR] Naval battles in the American Revolution are something of a lost chapter in ... The 
following year, he defeated 16 British ships on a single mission

Question: In a famous naval battle of 1779, it was the ship that defeated the Serapis
Answer: the Bonhomme Richard