Comte d’Estaing

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Comte d’Estaing was an 18th-century French admiral and nobleman who played a key naval role in the American Revolutionary War, leading French fleets in several major operations against the British.

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instanceOf French admiral ⓘ
French nobleman ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
allegiance Kingdom of France ⓘ
birthDate 1729-11-24 ⓘ
birthPlace Ravel, Auvergne, France ⓘ
causeOfDeath French Revolutionary Reign of Terror ⓘ
commanded French fleet in North American waters ⓘ
French fleet in the West Indies ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1794-04-28 ⓘ
deathPlace Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
era 18th century ⓘ
familyName d'Estaing ⓘ
givenName Charles Henri Hector ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
mannerOfDeath execution by guillotine ⓘ
militaryBranch French Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant général des armées navales ⓘ
nobleTitle Comte d’Estaing ⓘ
notableBattle Newport campaign ⓘ
Siege of Savannah ⓘ
notableEvent French intervention in the American War of Independence ⓘ
notableFor early major French naval support to the American cause ⓘ
leading French fleets against the British during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableWork French naval operations in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
opponent Great Britain ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
participatedIn American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
positionHeld governor of Touraine ⓘ
member of the French nobility ⓘ
vice-admiral of France ⓘ
rank Vice Admiral ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
servedIn American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
socialClass French aristocracy ⓘ
supported American revolutionaries ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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Battle of Rhode Island → commander → Comte d’Estaing ⓘ
Admiral of France → positionHeldBy → Charles Henri d'Estaing ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
Battle of Grenada → commander → Charles Hector, comte d’Estaing ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
Battle of St. Lucia (1778) → commander → Vice-Admiral the Comte d’Estaing ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
Battle of St. Lucia (1778) → commanderSide → Comte d’Estaing – French ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
Battle of St. Lucia (1778) → combatantCommanderRank → Comte d’Estaing – Vice-Admiral ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing → nobleTitle → Comte d’Estaing ⓘ
subject linked to: Comte d’Estaing
St Lucia 1778 → hasCommander → Vice-Admiral Charles Hector, comte d’Estaing ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
St Lucia 1778 → hasCommander → French Admiral d’Estaing ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
Anglo-French War (1778–1783) → significantCommander → Charles Hector, comte d’Estaing ⓘ
linked to: Comte d’Estaing
Ville de Paris → servedAsFlagshipOf → Comte d’Estaing ⓘ
subject linked to: French flagship Ville de Paris