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Lieutenant Général des Armées Navales François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse (13 September 1722 – 11 January 1788) was a French admiral. He is best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake, which led directly to the British surrender at Yorktown. De Grasse was decisively defeated the following year by Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes, where he was captured. He was widely criticised for this. On his return to France, he demanded a court martial; he was acquitted of fault in his defeat.

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  • François Joseph Paul de Grasse
  • François Joseph Paul de Grasse
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  • Lieutenant Général des Armées Navales François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse (13 September 1722 – 11 January 1788) was a French admiral. He is best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake, which led directly to the British surrender at Yorktown. De Grasse was decisively defeated the following year by Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes, where he was captured. He was widely criticised for this. On his return to France, he demanded a court martial; he was acquitted of fault in his defeat.
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  • Assassin's Creed III
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  • 1722-09-13(xsd:date)
  • France
  • Le Bar,
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  • 1734(xsd:integer)
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Birth Date
  • 1723-09-13(xsd:date)
death place
  • Tilly, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
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  • Comte de Grasse
Name
  • François Joseph Paul de Grasse
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  • Le Bar-sur-Loup, France
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  • --01-11
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  • border|20px Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Battles
  • * War of the Austrian Succession ** Battle of Toulon ** First Battle of Cape Finisterre * American War of Independence ** Battle of Ouessant ** Battle of Grenada ** Invasion of Dominica ** Battle of St. Lucia ** Battle of Martinique (1780) ** Battle of Fort Royal ** Battle of the Chesapeake ** Battle of Yorktown ** Battle of St. Kitts ** Battle of the Saintes
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  • François Joseph Paul de Grasse
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  • France
  • --01-11
  • château de Tilly,
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  • Lieutenant Général des Armées Navales François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse (13 September 1722 – 11 January 1788) was a French admiral. He is best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake, which led directly to the British surrender at Yorktown. De Grasse was decisively defeated the following year by Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes, where he was captured. He was widely criticised for this. On his return to France, he demanded a court martial; he was acquitted of fault in his defeat.
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