François Joseph Paul de Grasse
French admiral
François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse, Marquis of Grasse-Tilly SMOM was a career French officer who achieved the rank of admiral. He is best known for his command of the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 in the last year of the... Wikipedia
Born: September 13, 1722, Le Bar-sur-Loup, France
Died: January 11, 1788 (age 65 years), Tilly, France
Nationality: French
Buried: Church of Saint-Roch, Paris
Children: Alexandre Francois Auguste de Grasse