Physical Description:
1 document (2 p.) ; 32 cm. Notes:
Autograph document, signed by Destouches, dated 6 March 1781. The
document is titled "Escadre du Roi commandee par M. Destouches".
Two lists labled "Ordre de Marche" and "Ordre de Bataille" list
French divisions and ships. Explanatory text follows the lists.
Dated at the bottom of the first page; written on board the ship
Duc de Bourgogne. The verso is blank. Title supplied by
cataloger. Subjects:
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794. ; Duc de
Bourgogne (Ship) ; Warships -- France -- Early works to 1800. ;
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation,
French. ; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 --
Naval operations. Form/Genre:
Military records France 18th century. (aat) ; Military records
United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat) Physical Collection:
Papers of Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1754-1804
(bulk 1780-1781) ; Orderly Books of the American Revolution. Provenance:
Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926.
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