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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07904 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | Lafayette to Jean B. Gouvion about the defeat of Rodney |
| Date | 30 June 1780 |
| Author | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) |
| Recipient | Gouvion, Jean-Baptiste |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Lafayette informs Gouvion of "good news," Rodney has been defeated in two different engagements and six of his vessels have for some time been out of combat." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Navy Battle Military History France |
| People | Lafayette, Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de (1757-1834) Gouvion, Jean-Baptiste (1747-1792) Rodney, George Brydges Rodney, Baron (1719-1792) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |