François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse, Marquis of Grasse-Tilly SMOM (13 September 1722 – 11 January 1788) was a career French officer who achieved the... 18 KB (2,032 words) - 05:46, 28 March 2024 |
Comte de Maurepas was a common name for French vessels in the 18th century. The name comes from that of the French statesman Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux,... 6 KB (828 words) - 16:27, 29 July 2023 |
Man in the Iron Mask (redirect from L'Homme au Masque de Fer) failed and Monmouth was executed in 1685. But in 1768, a writer named Saint-Foix claimed that another man was executed in his place and that Monmouth became... 68 KB (8,458 words) - 14:39, 24 April 2024 |
Siege of Yorktown (redirect from Siège de Yorktown) support from Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops led by Comte de Rochambeau and a French naval force commanded by Comte de Grasse over the British... 68 KB (7,965 words) - 15:32, 24 April 2024 |
Catherine of Braganza (redirect from Catherine de Braganza) of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Charles's illegitimate son and leader of the Monmouth Rebellion – even though Monmouth in rebellion had called upon... 32 KB (3,821 words) - 18:57, 20 April 2024 |
Admiral comte Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren (17 July 1729 – Paris, 8 December 1788), Château de Saint-Cannat) was a French... 55 KB (6,908 words) - 17:54, 27 March 2024 |