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Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for De Grasse or search for De Grasse in all documents.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Barras , Count Louis de , 1781 - (search)
Barras, Count Louis de, 1781-
Naval officer; born in Provence, France; was one of the chief officers of the Marquis de Ternay, commander of the French squadron sent to aid the Americans in 1781.
He was designated to represent the navy in the conference between Washington and Rochambeau in Wetherfield, Conn., May 23, 1781, but was unable to be present on account of the sudden appearance of the British squadron off Block Island.
In September following he effected a junction with the squadron of De Grasse in Chesapeake Bay, and the enlarged French fleet prevented the British fleet from going to the rescue of Lord Cornwallis, and so made certain the surrender of the British at Yorktown.
He died about 1800.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bougainville , Louis Antoine de , 1729 - (search)
Bougainville, Louis Antoine de, 1729-
Navigator; born in Paris, France, Nov. 11, 1729; he served as aide-de-camp to the Marquis de Montcalm during the French and Indian War, and on his return to Europe was made a colonel and a knight of St. Louis.
In 1778 he commanded a division of the ships of the line, and was in several engagements between the French and English fleets.
When De Grasse was defeated by Rodney, Bougainville was in command of the Auguste, and by clever manoeuvring escaped with eight of his ships to St. Eustace.
He died Aug. 31, 1811.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Grasse-Tilly , Francois Joseph Paul , Count de 1723 -1788 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Graves (Lord) , Thomas 1725 - (search)
Graves (Lord), Thomas 1725-
Was born in 1725; died Jan. 31, 1802.
Having served under Anson, Hawke, and others, he was placed in command of the Antelope, on the North American station, in 1761, and made governor of Newfoundland.
In 1779 he became rear-admiral of the blue, and the next year came to America with reinforcements for Admiral Arbuthnot. On the return of the latter to England in 1781, Graves became chief naval commander on the American station.
He was defeated (Sept. 5) by De Grasse.
In 1795 he was second in command under Lord Howe, and was raised to an Irish peerage and admiral of the white on June 1, the same year.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Prevalaye , Pierre Dimas , Marquis de (search)
Prevalaye, Pierre Dimas, Marquis de
Naval officer; born near Brest, France, in 1745; joined the navy in 1760; participated in the American Revolutionary War; served under d'estaing at Newport in 1778; had charge of the batteries in the siege of Savannah in October, 1779, was with De Grasse at Yorktown; and was promoted rear-admiral in 1815.
His publications include Memoir on the campaign of Boston in 1778; Memoir of the naval and army operations of Count d'estaing during the American War, etc. He died near Brest, July 28, 1816.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Revolutionary War, (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), St.-Simon , Claude Anne , Marquis de 1743 - (search)
St.-Simon, Claude Anne, Marquis de 1743-
Military officer; born in the Castle of La Faye, Spain, in 1743; learned the art of gunnery and fortifications at Strasburg; distinguished himself in Flanders: and was chief of the body-guard of the King of Poland in 1758.
After various services in Europe, he came to America with De Grasse, at the head of French troops, and assisted in the siege of Yorktown in 1781.
In 1789 he was a deputy in the States-General.
Being a native of Spain, he returned to the service of that country, and assisted in the defence of Madrid in 1808.
He was made prisoner and condemned to death, but the sentence
Claude Anne St.-Simon. was commuted to exile.
After Ferdinand VII.
was re-established on the throne (1814), St.-Simon returned to Spain, and was made captain-general and grandee.
He died Jan. 3, 1819.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wallace , Sir James -1803 (search)
Wallace, Sir James -1803
Naval officer; commanded the British fleet at Newport, R. I., in 1775, where he had a laconic correspondence with Capt. Abraham Whipple (q. v.). He bore General Vaughan's marauding land force up the Hudson River in October, 1777; and in 1779 was captured by D'Estaing.
In Rodney's battle with De Grasse, on April 12, 1782, he commanded the Warrior.
In 1794 he was made rear-admiral; in 1795 vice-admiral; and in 1801 admiral of the blue.
He was governor of Newfoundland from 1793 to 1795.
He died in London, March 6, 1803.