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François Joseph Paul De Grasse

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Gender Male
Death235 years ago
Date of birth September 13,1722
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Le Bar-sur-Loup
France
Date of died January 11,1788
DiedTilly
France
NationalityFrench
Years of service1734–1784
Place of burialEglise Saint Roch, Paris, France
Battles and wars War of the Austrian Succession
Parents Francois de Grasse Rouville, Marquis de Grasse
BuriSaint-Roch, Paris
Children Alexandre Francois Auguste de Grasse
Grandparents Jean Pierre Charles de Grasse
Great grandparent Honoré de Grasse
BooksThe Operations Of The French Fleet Under The Count De Grasse In 1781-2: As Described In Two Contemporaneous Journals; Volume 4
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François Joseph Paul De Grasse Life story


François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse, Marquis of Grasse-Tilly SMOM was a career French officer who achieved the rank of admiral. He is best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 in the last year of the American Revolutionary War.

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