British-American naval officer, John Paul Jones, serving in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, sails to the British Isles from Brest, France on April 10, 1778, after taking command of the newly built 18-gun sloop Ranger, with the mission to raid British merchant shipping and warships in the Irish Sea.
Operating out of Brest, Jones cruised to the Irish Sea, capturing or destroying several small vessels. This cruise made Jones a household name in Britain. More
