VAUDREUIL, LOUIS P. DE R.
\vˈɔːdrjuːˌɪl], \vˈɔːdrjuːˌɪl], \v_ˈɔː_d_r_j_uː_ˌɪ_l]\
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(1721-1802), entered the French navy in 1740 and became chef d'escadre in 1777. He participated in the capture of Grenada under Count d'Estaing. He assisted at the siege of Savannah in 1779, assuming command of the fleet during the assault. He commanded a division under Count de Grasse in the Chesapeake engagement with Admiral Graves and in the siege of Yorktown.
By John Franklin Jameson
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