Today I Learned (TIL)

The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/CreeperRussS on 2025-01-30 08:58:56.

Original Title: TIL John Paul Jones, famous naval officer of the American Revolutionary War, was born in Arbigland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, and fled the country to avoid arrest after killing a mutinous subordinate. He later killed another mutinous crew member in Tobago, and 18 months later, was in Virginia.