Pierre André de Suffren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French admiral
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Place of Birth: Saint-Cannat, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Pierre André de Suffren
- Admiral comte Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren (17 July 1729 – 8 December 1788), French admiral.
- He was most famous for his campaign in the Indian Ocean, in which he fought a series of intense and evenly matched battles for supremacy against the established British power there, led by Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes.
- Alfred T.
- Mahan praised Suffren as "a very great man" and evaluated him in terms he usually reserved for praising decisively victorious admirals.
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Pompeo Batoni
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| Alternative names | Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo Battoni | ||
| Description | Italian painter, aquarellist and draughtsman | ||
| Date of birth/death | 25 January 1708 | 4 February 1787 | |
| Location of birth/death | Lucca | Rome | |
| Work period | between circa 1723 and circa 1787 | ||
| Work location | Lucca (between circa 1723 and circa 1727 ), Rome (1727–1787) | ||
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