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Not really. He died in France
In 1790 he returned to Paris embittered and physically broken. He died soon after and was buried in an unmarked grave. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Paul-Jones-United-States-naval-officer He died poor because Catherine II did not reward him as promised.
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Not everything - the book I mentioned was a revelation. Thanks anyway.
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Not many even Americans know the fact that the Father of the US Navy Admiral John Paul Jones fought his last naval battles on the territory of present-day Ukraine and made friends with the Zaporozhian Cossacks. By some sources, he was even inducted into their ranks. "Ukraine & the United States" book has the chapter on it and many other cool facts just in case.
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