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Line 5: In [[1777]] he took command of the sloop ''Ranger.'' Sailing to [[France]] in [[1778]], Jones received from the French the first salute given to the new [[Stars and Stripes\|American flag]] by a foreign [[warship]]. During the spring he terrorized the coastal population of Scotland and England by making daring raids ashore and destroying many British vessels. In [[1792]] Jones was appointed U.S. Consul to [[Algiers]], but on [[July 18]] he died before the ~~commision~~commission arrived. He was buried in [[Paris]], but in [[1905]] his remains were removed from his long-forgotton grave and brought to the [[United States]] where, in [[1913]], they were finally interred in the [[United States Naval Academy]] Chapel at [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]]. Relevant Links

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