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Battles, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) August 20, 2019 August 19, 2019

The Battle between Bonhomme Richard and Serapis

by Louis Arthur Norton

Author’s note: Continental Navy midshipman Nathaniel Fanning’s eyewitness account of the American Revolution’s most famous naval battle is among the most detailed available. This…

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