1778 and died 1826 on jan 4th
Admiral De Grasse (1722-1788) commanded French ships that aided the US side in the American Revolution by interdicting British naval forces.Admiral De Grasse (François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse) was the French admiral who destroyed the British fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake, thus contributing to Washington's later victory at Yorktown.
French Admiral who forced the British out of Chesapeake Bay was Louis de Bougainville. Along with Comte de Grasse, he prevented the British land forces from escaping onto the ships in the bay.
Sam De Grasse was born on June 12, 1875.
Joe De Grasse was born on May 4, 1873.
The French fleet under Admiral DeGrasse (François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse) kept the British fleet from reinforcing or evacuating Cornwallis's forces at Yorktown. His ships defeated the British Admiral Thomas Graves in the Battle of the Chesapeake.
François Joseph Paul de Grasse was born in 1722.
Alexandre Francois Auguste de Grasse was born in 1765.
Comte de Troisville was born in 1598.
Comte de Sanois was born in 1723.
Sam De Grasse was born on June 12, 1875.
Joe De Grasse was born on May 4, 1873.
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. Comte de Rochambeau. Comte de Grasse. Add to those well known, the 7,800 to 8,800 unnamed Frenchmen that Rochambeau had with him at Yorktown. Add also the crews of the 29 French ships in the Chesapeake under de Grasse.