Question

Explain the battle between "the richard" and the "serapis"? (The Naval War)

Answer 1

Bon Homme Richard and Serapis is the right answer.

Explanation:

The most prominent single ship engagement of the American Revolution began on 23rd September 1779. It was a duel between the John Paul Jones command, Bonne Homme Richard and the HMS Serapis. The Serapis was a fifty gunship that gunned out the Bonne Homme Richard which was scarcely navigable.

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Answer 2

The naval war was one of sudden, spectacular lightning battles as well as continual and fatal vigilance on the coasts, rivers, and seas. Union President Abraham Lincoln set the Union's first naval goal when he declared a blockade of the Southern coasts.