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Rear Admiral John Paul Jones was seen as a dynamic leader who time and again overcame exceptional difficulties and uncommon dangers. He had "the boldness which is produced by madness, the bravery which is the effect of animal spirits, and the courage which is the result of reflection." John Paul Jones was the epitome of ....

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.... forces in Europe and Thomas Jefferson had described him as the principal hope of American in their struggle for independence." His commerce raiding and naval battles against the HMS Drake and the Serapis clearly support their statements. John Paul Jones's victories were made possible through a combination of strategy, training, and preparation. Jones was notorious for maintaining professionalism and discipline among his crewmembers. Jones's crew consisted of 380 men which only 60 were Americans. The r ....