John Paul Jones
Naval war hero
John Paul Jones was an 18th-century Scottish-born naval commander who became a founding figure of the American navy during the Revolutionary War.
His defiant reply to a British demand for surrender—I have not yet begun to fight! —made him a symbol of American naval tenacity.
The name also belongs to the bassist and keyboardist of Led Zeppelin.
Colonial uprising against Britain
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Revolutionary War
Colonial uprising against Britain
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John Paul Jonesarmy general
Senior land forces commander
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