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Extrait de Journal [in French]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04323.01 Author/Creator: Place Written: Various Places Type: Manuscript document Date: 22 March 1781 - 16 February 1782 Pagination: 3 p. ; 42.5 x 27 cm. Order a Copy

Extract of a journal pertaining to the French naval campaign during the American Revolution. Briefly lists actions and movement of the French navy under Comte de Grasse. Covers period from French leaving Brest, France, up until shortly before the defeat of de Grasse's forces at the Battle of the Saintes. Includes fighting in Chesapeake Bay, Battle of Yorktown, French capture of Saint Kitts, and other events.

Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788

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