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Found 23 total hits in 12 results.
Newport (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): entry prevalaye-pierre-dimas-marquis-de
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.
Savannah (Georgia, United States) (search for this): entry prevalaye-pierre-dimas-marquis-de
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.
Brest (France) (search for this): entry prevalaye-pierre-dimas-marquis-de
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,
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.
Yorktown (Virginia, United States) (search for this): entry prevalaye-pierre-dimas-marquis-de
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.
De Grasse (search for this): entry prevalaye-pierre-dimas-marquis-de
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.
Pierre Dimas Marquis Prevalaye (search for this): entry prevalaye-pierre-dimas-marquis-de
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.