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The Serapis Flag was designed with 13 stripes alternating red, white and blue. This flag was flown by Captain John Paul Jones in the battle between the "U.S.S Bon Homme Richard" and "The Serapis" in 1779. It
was during this battle that John Paul Jones spoke those famous words: "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight."
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ome of the first American flags used a rattlesnake as a symbol for the thirteen colonies. The flag also had the slogan "Don't Tread on Me"-a warning that England was about to get bitten...
