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Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
The Battle of Grenada took place on 6 July 1779 during the American Revolutionary War in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, just off the coast of Grenada. The British fleet of Admiral John Byron had sailed in an attempt to relieve Grenada, which the French forces of the Comte D'Estaing had just captured.
Curt Bogislaus Ludvig Kristoffer von Stedingk was a count of the von Stedingk family, and a successful Swedish army officer and diplomat who played a prominent role in Swedish foreign policy for several decades.
Events from the year 1775 in France.
Events from the year 1788 in France.
James or Jacques O'Moran was an Irish général de division in French service.
Nicolas Henri René de Grimouard was an officer in the French Navy. He served in the War of American Independence, and became a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Magnifique was the lead ship of the 3-ship Magnifique class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Events from the year 1783 in France
Events from the year 1784 in France
Events from the year 1785 in France.
Events from the year 1786 in France.
Events from the year 1790 in France.
Events from the year 1793 in France.
Events from the year 1777 in France
Events from the year 1754 in France.
Armand-François Marie Cillart de Suville was a French Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.
François-Louis de Brach was a French Navy officer. He notably served during the War of American Independence.
Hippopotame was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by François Coulomb the Younger. She served during the Seven Years' War. In 1777, Pierre Beaumarchais purchased her as part of a commercial entreprise to provide weapons of the American independentist insurgents. She was part of the French line of battle at the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, and served as a hospital during the Siege of Savannah.
Joseph Couturier de Fournoue was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence, earning a membership in the Society of Cincinnati and the knighthood in the Order of Saint Louis.