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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.213 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Orders for French Ships [in French] |
| Date | 17 August 1778 |
| Author | Borda, Jean Charles de (1733-1799) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Translation reads: "In consequence of the orders of the Count D'Estaing, the ship Provence will send to the Protector Ship 'Canot' which from the fleet at 'Bombs of Thunder' or else the one which was sent by the General to him." Written on board the Languedoc. Numbered "No. 73." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History France Global History and Civics Navy Maritime |
| People | Borda, Jean Charles de (1733-1799) Estaing, Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Comte d' (1729-1794) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Jean Charles de Borda was a French naval officer during the American Revolution. He was also a mariner and a scientist. Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Comte d'Estaing, was a French Vice Admiral sent with twelve battleships and fourteen frigates to assist the colonies during the American Revolution. Also the Marquis de Saillans. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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