François-Jean de Chastellux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French writer
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About François-Jean de Chastellux
- François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux (French: [f??~swa ??~ d? bovwa? ma?ki d? ?atly]; 5 May 1734, in Paris – 24 October 1788, in Paris), was a military officer who served during the War of American Independence as a major general in the French expeditionary forces led by general Comte de Rochambeau.
- Being on general Rochambeau's staff for the duration of the war, Chastellux acted as the principal liaison officer between the French commander in chief and George Washington.
- However the Chevalier de Chastellux was also widely recognized, at the time of his campaigns in America, as a highly talented man of letters and a member of the Académie française
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Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/indeimg/chastelx.html
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| Description | American portrait painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 15 April 1741 | 22 February 1827 | |
| Location of birth/death | St. Paul's Parish, Maryland | Philadelphia | |
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Deutsch: Nordamerikanische Ostküste
English: East coast of North America | ||
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Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/indeimg/chastelx.html
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