Gilbert de Grasse

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gilbert_de_Grasse

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:George_Washington Count de Rochambeau
gptkbp:awards	Order of Saint Louis
gptkbp:birthDate	1722-02-13
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:children	gptkb:François_de_Grasse
gptkbp:communityPartnerships	with_the_United_States
gptkbp:contribution	secured_French_naval_support_for_the_American_colonies
gptkbp:culturalImpact	depicted in literature and film
gptkbp:deathDate	1788-01-29
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations	between_France_and_the_United_States
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:François_Joseph_Paul_de_Grasse
gptkbp:historicalImpact	influenced naval strategies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	strategic assessments letters to family letters of commendation treaties signed battlefield assessments commemorated in various memorials strategic evaluations of enemy forces key figure in naval warfare strategic assessments of naval warfare history advancements accounts of battles fought accounts of naval diplomacy accounts of naval victories analysis of naval tactics assessments of naval strategies communications with allies diaries of naval operations evaluations of crew performance evaluations of naval tactics letters of commendation from allies letters of commendation from naval historians letters of gratitude from allies letters of gratitude from naval leaders letters of support from naval historians letters of support from naval officers letters to naval historians letters to naval historians and researchers letters to naval historians and scholars letters to naval officers letters to naval strategists letters to naval strategists and scholars letters to political leaders logbooks of naval voyages memoirs of his service military orders received naval battle plans naval intelligence reports official naval communications official naval records personal reflections on leadership records of ship movements reflections on naval leadership reports on naval alliances reports on naval diplomacy advancements reports on naval diplomacy history reports on naval engagements reports on naval logistics reports on naval logistics history reports on naval operations advancements reports on naval operations history reports on naval supplies reports on naval technology reports on naval technology advancements reports on naval technology advancements history reports on naval training reports on naval training advancements history reports on naval training history reports on naval training programs reports on naval warfare advancements reports on naval warfare strategies reports on ship conditions strategic assessments of naval alliances strategic assessments of naval alliances history strategic assessments of naval capabilities strategic assessments of naval power strategic assessments of naval tactics strategic assessments of naval technology history strategic assessments of naval warfare history strategic correspondence with allies strategic evaluations of naval history strategic evaluations of naval leadership strategic evaluations of naval leadership history strategic evaluations of naval operations history strategic evaluations of naval power dynamics strategic evaluations of naval resources strategic plans for future operations strategic plans for naval operations summaries of naval engagements testimonies from contemporaries strategic evaluations of naval power dynamics history letters to naval historians and researchers for future studies. letters of gratitude from naval leaders for contributions letters to naval historians and researchers for future studies correspondence_with_American_leaders letters_of_support_from_France letters_to_the_French_government strategic_correspondence_with_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Gilbert de Grasse
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Colbert
gptkbp:influenceOn	subsequent naval leaders
gptkbp:legacy	contributed_to_American_independence
gptkbp:militaryRank	gptkb:French_Navy blockade tactics
gptkbp:militaryService	improved ship designs
gptkbp:nationality	French
gptkbp:navalFleet	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake_Bay Battle of the Saintes Battle of Saint Kitts
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
gptkbp:notableFor	commanding_the_French_fleet_during_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:occupation	naval officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:Le_Havre,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:predecessor	Admiral_de_Vaudreuil
gptkbp:rank	Admiral
gptkbp:serviceYears	1741-1788
gptkbp:significantEvent	Siege of Yorktown
gptkbp:spouse	Marie-Louise_de_Grasse
gptkbp:successor	Admiral_de_Grasse's_son
gptkbp:tactics	combined fleet operations