[Iris7]

The story of the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis is known to all men of the United States Navy. John Paul Jones was, is, the father of our Navy. Go for broke - intelligently.

Jones was a Jacobite, a defender of the true King, not of those German Usurpers. George I, II, III, ugh. A bit like Blackbeard in that way, but not so bloody minded.

The Jacobites supported the Stuart kings. The wealthy English class resented having to pay taxes, much rathering the middle class do the job, and so put in the Georges after neutralizing Queen Anne Stuart (Thus Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge.)

The Jacobites went to war against the Usurper in 1715 and 1745, and nearly won. My own suspicion is that the Stuart would not have allowed relations with the American Colonies to deteriorate into war.

We could have had the Cross of Saint Andrew on the Stars and Stripes!!! No Mexican invasion!! No WWI, so no WWII!!!

[snippy_about_it]

Nice history lesson, thanks Iris7.