John Paul Jones Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Paul Jones, based on 3 World History Database records associated with France.

3 records1778–17883 events2 places

Chronological biography

1778

Declaration of War1778

Warfare / American War of Independence · General

Jones leads a French sponsored naval unit. France enters the war on the US side with the support of Spain

1780

Battle of Flanborough23 September 1780

Warfare / American War of Independence · Captain · Flanborough

Defeats the British ship Serapis on the Bonhomme

1788

Battle of Liman17 June 1788

Warfare / Military · Commander of Black Sea Fleet · Liman

Commands the Russian Fleet & defeats a Turkish flotilla under Hasan el Ghasi

Titles and roles

Captain · Commander of Black Sea Fleet · General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.