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Admiral de Grasse & American Independence / Charles Lee Lewis.
| Author/creator | Lewis, Charles Lee author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Naval Institute Press edition. |
| Publication | Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 2014. |
| Description | xviii, 404 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Admiral de Grasse and American Independence |
| Contents | The Castle of Bar -- The Knights of Malta -- The battle of Toulon -- The battle off Finisterre -- The humiliation of France -- The expedition to Morocco -- The rebirth of the French Navy -- France drifts into war -- The engagement off Ushant -- The battle off the island of Grenada -- The campaign off Martinique -- De Grasse commands a fleet -- The engagement with Hood -- The strategy of Yorktown -- Converging forces -- The engagement off the Virginia Capes -- The world turned upside down -- The capture of St. Kitts -- The engagement off Saints Passage -- The war drags on -- Peace negotiations -- The scapegoat. |
| Abstract | Biography of the French admiral who fought in the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the American Revolution, in which he set the stage for American independence by making Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown possible. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-328) and index. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| ISBN | 9781591144144 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1591144140 (pbk.) |