Battle of Flamborough Head

Battle of Flamborough Head
	Part of the American Revolutionary War
	; Defence of Captn Pearson in his Majesty’s Ship Serapis and the Countess of Scarborough Arm’d Ship Captn Piercy, against Paul Jones's Squadron, 23 September 1779, by Richard Paton
Date	23 September 1779
Location	off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England, North Sea
Result	See aftermath
Belligerents
United States; France	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
John Paul Jones	Richard Pearson
Strength
1 ship,; 2 frigates,; 1 brigantine,; 1 schooner	1 5th rate,; 1 sloop-of-war
Casualties and losses
~170 killed or wounded; 1 ship sunk	>117 killed or wounded,; survivors captured; 2 ships captured

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 a combined Franco-American squadron, led by Continental Navy officer John Paul Jones, and two British escort vessels protecting a large merchant convoy. It became one of the most celebrated naval actions of the war in America, despite its relatively small size and a considerable dispute over what had actually occurred.

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