The Battle of Flamborough Head was a naval battle that took place on 23 September 1779, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire between an American Continental Navy squadron led by John Paul Jones and the two British escort vessels protecting a large merchant convoy. It became one of the most celebrated naval actions of the American War of Independence despite its relatively small size and considerable dispute over what had actually occurred.
Read more about Battle Of Flamborough Head: The American Squadron, The British Convoy, The First Shots, The First Half Hour, Two Gunnery Duels, Jones Vs. Pearson and Landais, Aftermath
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