John Paul Jones and the Serapis

One of the many British fails was the Battle of the “Serapis” and “The Benjamin Franklin”. The British navy which was known as the king of the sea and after Jones’s ship had been hit several times and it was about to sink, the British captain asked if he surrendered, but he said, “I have not yet begun to fight!” The British captain surrendered and John and his crew sailed away on the "Serapis" because his ship had sunk in the 3 and 1/2-hour battle! Even though most of the wins were on land, this proved that the king of the seas could be beaten, and that gave the Americans hope for the war. 
By: Asai Meyer