{"id":1369,"date":"2015-06-19T16:03:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T16:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2017-01-19T17:36:55","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T17:36:55","slug":"serapis-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/serapis-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Serapis Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a title=\"Serapis Flag\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/us_historical_flags.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Serapis Flag<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is unique because of its 8-pointed stars and because its red, white and blue stripes are organized in a pattern not found on other American historical flags. The 13 8-pointed stars are arranged in 3 rows of 4, 5 and 4 on a blue field. The flag is also more square shaped than rectangular.<\/p>\n<p><del><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQtR6MD74Em8G1yHiX4MnYKO3D5KYYo1iuOVfOSZC8Hzmv0_Dqh\" alt=\"Image result for serapis flag\" \/><br \/>\n<\/del><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Serapis Flag<\/strong>, also known as the <strong>John Paul Jones Flag<\/strong>, had its origin in a famous Revolutionary War sea battle called the <strong>Battle of Flamborough Head<\/strong>, which was fought just off the east coast of England on September 23, 1779. In the battle, Jones&#8217; small fleet of ships challenged the <strong data-iceapc=\"1\"><em>HMS Serapis<\/em><\/strong>, a 44 gun British warship that was protecting a massive merchant convoy of 50 ships returning to England from the Baltic Sea.<\/p>\n<p>When <strong>John Paul Jones<\/strong> arrived at Texel, a diplomatic crisis arose. The Netherlands were officially neutral in the British-American war and the Netherlands had not yet officially recognized the United States as a sovereign country. The <strong data-iceapc=\"1\"><em>Serapis<\/em><\/strong> was not flying an American flag because the flag from the <strong data-iceapc=\"1\"><em>Bonhomme Richard<\/em><\/strong> had been blown off during the battle and went down at sea. This led to the British Ambassador demanding that <strong>John Paul Jones<\/strong> be turned over to the English government as a pirate, along with the <strong data-iceapc=\"1\"><em>Serapis<\/em><\/strong>, because, as he was not flying the flag of any known nation and he was sailing a captured ship, he was, according to international law, a pirate.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Serapis Flag<\/strong> is a popular <a title=\"Historical Flags\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/us_historical_flags.htm\" target=\"_blank\">historic American Flag<\/a>, probably due to its unique design and is still available at <a title=\"Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flag-works.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flag-Works<\/a>. Order yours today on-line or stop the retail store. Made in the USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Serapis Flag\u00a0is unique because of its 8-pointed stars and because its red, white and blue stripes are organized in a pattern not found on other American historical flags. The 13 8-pointed stars are arranged in 3 rows of 4, 5 and 4 on a blue field. The flag is also more square shaped than rectangular. 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