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  2. François Joseph Paul de Grasse - Wikipedia

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    François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse, Marquis of Grasse-Tilly, KM (13 September 1722 – 11 January 1788) was a French Navy officer and nobleman. He is best known for his strategically decisive victory over the British while in command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 in the last year of the American Revolutionary War.

  3. Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site - Wikipedia

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    Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site is a national historic district and open-air museum located in Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. Roughly 40 minutes away from Columbia, the state capitol, it is one of the state's largest tourist attractions. The 107-acre site is also known as Historic Camden Revolutionary War ...

  4. Battle of the Chesapeake - Wikipedia

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    Admiral de Grasse had the option to attack British forces in either New York or Virginia; he opted for Virginia, arriving at the Chesapeake at the end of August. Admiral Graves learned that de Grasse had sailed from the West Indies for North America and that French Admiral de Barras had also sailed from Newport, Rhode Island. He concluded that ...

  5. List of military leaders in the American Revolutionary War

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    François Joseph Paul de Grasse, Comte de Grasse was a rear admiral of the French Navy, active in the West Indies. His fleet brought French troops to Virginia prior to the siege of Yorktown, then drew off the fleet of Thomas Graves in the Battle of the Chesapeake before providing the naval blockade of Yorktown that trapped Cornwallis in 1781.

  6. List of historic landmarks in Camden, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    City of Camden Historic District Bounded on S by city limits, on E and W by Southern RR. right-of-way, and on N by Dicey Creek Rd. Encompasses 48 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, 2 structures and 3 contributing objects Cool Springs (Camden, South Carolina) 726 Kershaw Highway Built in 1832- 16 Acres Historic Camden Revolutionary ...

  7. Revolutionary War soldiers receive long-overdue honors at Camden

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    More than 240 years after they were dumped unceremoniously in shallow graves, 14 soldiers of the Revolutionary War have received the honor of heroes in South Carolina.

  8. Battle of Saint Kitts - Wikipedia

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    When Hood returned to the West Indies in late 1781 after the Battle of the Chesapeake, he was for a time in independent command owing to Admiral George Rodney's absence in England. The French admiral, the Comte de Grasse, attacked the British islands of St Kitts and Nevis with 7,000 troops and 50 warships, including the 110-gun Ville de Paris.

  9. List of museums in South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    This list of museums in South Carolina, United States, encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.