| Birth: | Sep. 13, 1722 | | Death: | Jan. 14, 1788 | 
Fought with Washington against the British in America. His support led to the victory at Yorktown. De Grasse and his fleet were later defeated by the British in 1782 in the West Indies. (bio by: David Conway)
Search Amazon for Francois de Grasse | | | Burial:
Church of Saint-Roch
Paris
Paris
Ile-de-France, France |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: David Conway
Record added: Mar 06, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6238923 |
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Thank you Admiral for the rescue...
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Tom burnet - USN Vet.
Added: May. 10, 2013 |
Lieutenant Général des Armées Navales or François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse: Sir, you will be remembered as a French admiral who is best known for your command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake, which led dir...(Read more)
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MFPS
Added: Jan. 14, 2013 |
Rest In Peace, Admiral de Grasse!
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Eman Bonnici
Added: Nov. 12, 2012 |
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