Battle of Whitehaven raid

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The Battle of Whitehaven raid was a daring 1778 American Revolutionary War naval attack led by John Paul Jones against the British port of Whitehaven, intended to disrupt British shipping and bring the war to British soil.

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Battle of Whitehaven raid canonical 1
Raid on Whitehaven 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
naval raid ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Raid on Whitehaven ⓘ
attacker Continental Navy forces ⓘ
linked to: Continental Navy
belligerent Great Britain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
casualties minimal casualties on both sides ⓘ
combatantStrengthAttacker small landing party from USS Ranger ⓘ
combatantStrengthDefender local British garrison and townspeople ⓘ
commander John Paul Jones ⓘ
commanderForAttacker John Paul Jones ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfAttacker United States ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfCommander Scotland ⓘ
date April 23, 1778 ⓘ
defender British port of Whitehaven ⓘ
followedBy capture of HMS Drake ⓘ
historicalEra Age of Sail ⓘ
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
involvedAction attempted burning of ships in port ⓘ
landing of American sailors at Whitehaven harbor ⓘ
legacy enhanced reputation of John Paul Jones as a daring naval commander ⓘ
symbol of American ability to strike the British Isles ⓘ
location Cumbria ⓘ
England ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
Whitehaven ⓘ
notableFor association with John Paul Jones ⓘ
being one of the first American attacks on British home soil ⓘ
objective bring the American Revolutionary War to British soil ⓘ
burn ships in Whitehaven harbor ⓘ
disrupt British shipping ⓘ
partOf American Revolutionary War ⓘ
partOfCampaign John Paul Jones’s 1778 North Atlantic campaign ⓘ
precededBy USS Ranger cruise in the Irish Sea ⓘ
result American withdrawal ⓘ
increased British concern about coastal defense ⓘ
limited material damage ⓘ
psychological impact in Britain ⓘ
shipUsedByAttacker USS Ranger ⓘ
theater Atlantic theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Irish Sea ⓘ
typeOfWarfare commerce raiding ⓘ
naval irregular warfare ⓘ
year 1778 ⓘ

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John Paul Jones → militaryConflict → Battle of Whitehaven raid ⓘ
Battle of Whitehaven raid → alsoKnownAs → Raid on Whitehaven ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Whitehaven raid