Report on de Grasse's French Fleet
Manuscript report in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.5, about the French fleet's voyage under Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse after the surrender of Cornwallis in 1782. It describes the fighting of Comte de Grasse with the fleet of Admiral Hood in the Caribbean, and describes the offensive at Saint Kitts, the siege of Brimstone Hill, and the British surrender of the island. In fine condition.
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Manuscript report in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7 x 9.5, about the French fleet's voyage under Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse after the surrender of Cornwallis in 1782. It describes the fighting of Comte de Grasse with the fleet of Admiral Hood in the Caribbean, and describes the offensive at Saint Kitts, the siege of Brimstone Hill, and the British surrender of the island. In fine condition.
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