Antique steel engraving, circa 1860, of Francois-Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse. SOURCE: ORIGINAL FIRST GENERATION STEEL PLATE ENGRAVING.

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Lieutenant Général des Armées Navales François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse (1722 – 1788) was a French admiral. He is best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake, which led directly to the British surrender at Yorktown.

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