Choiseul correspondence, 1777-1781.

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Choiseul correspondence, 1777-1781.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/709684491

This collection contains 15 letters, in French, mostly to Choiseul to the Marquis de Monteil, during his time in Turin, Sardinia. These document a strong interest in the American Revolution, particularly in naval matters.

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William L. Clements Library

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Choiseul, Louis Marie Gabriel César de, 1734-1796

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Louis Marie Gabriel César de Choiseul, baron d'Esguilly, was born in 1734 at Autun, France. His father was César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin (1712-1785), French diplomat and statesman. Louis Choiseul entered into armed service as a musketeer in the second company, 1747, and served successively in the King's Regiment (sous-lieutenant, 1750; lieutenant, 1755) and the Gendarmes-Dauphin (capitaine-lieutenant, 1761). From 1757 to 1762 he served in the Seven Years' War, but therea...

Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794

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