Battle of Flamborough Head

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.

A combined Franco-American squadron, led by John Paul Jones, fought a British warship off Flamborough Head on 23 September 1779. The British captured the American flagship, but the battle demonstrated American naval capability and boosted Revolutionary War morale.