The commander of the French Fleet was Paul de Grasse.
Lafiet commanded the the french troops during the American revolution.
Admiral de Grasse (Francois Joseph Paul, comte de Grasse). His victory over a British fleet at Chesapeake Bay in 1781 preceded and enabled the American-French victory at Yorktown.
The commander of the French Fleet in America, during the Revolutionary War was Francis-Joseph, Paul, Marquis of Grasse Tilly, Count De Grasse.
It was Pierre de Villeneuve who became a POW there.
General Montcalm
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The French commander who helped Washington at Yorktown was Comte de Rochambeau.
Officers are addressed either by rank (Captain, Commander, etc.), or by Sir or Ma'am as the case may be. If you know the officer, it's customary to address them by rank and name (e.g., Commander Lawless). It depends on the circumstances as well, if it's in passing, in private, or a formal meeting, unit gathering, off duty, etc.
US Naval four-star Admiral, Husband E. Kimmel was Commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was relieved of duty as Commander in a shake-up of officers in the wake of Pearl Harbor.
The Delian League.
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George Dewey
The commander of the First Fleet was Captain Arthur Phillip.
Admiral Yamamoto.
COMmander of AntiSubmarine Warfare PACific fleet
a fleet (of vehicles, for instance) is called "une flotte" in French
The Plural of 'Fleets' is Fleets... The Singular is Fleet eg. The commander had many fleets.
The commander in chief of a fleet
Chester W. Nimitz .
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Commander, Naval Forces Europe