British FAILS on the Serapis

The British Navy had huge fails at sea. They completely outnumbered the Continental navy. John Paul Jones, his ship, and four other rebel vessels. John Paul  Jones' ship, the Bonhomme Richard, rammed a much larger British ship, The Serapis. The Brits were too confident, and asked the patriots to surrender. Jones replied with "I have not yet begun to fight!"  Fighting pursued and both ships took heavy fire.  After a three and a half hour fight, the Serapis' mast cracked and fell. The British captain surrendered. The Bonhomme Richard sank, so the patriots sailed away in the Serapis. This victory inspired Americans all over the colonies.

By Hudson Petersen