De Bouille, French General, governor of Martinique, 1780, concerts
with de Guichen an attack on British West Indies, 130;
project against Barbados, 1782, 197;
capture of St. Kitts, 197-205.

De Cordova, Spanish Admiral, commands in allied fleet under
d'Orvilliers, 1779, 118, 119;
in chief command, at Cadiz, 125;
in Channel, 1781, 188;
in 1782, 228;
at Algeciras, during Howe's relief of Gibraltar, 230-232.

D'Estaing, Comte, French Admiral, in chief command, in 1778, of
first French fleet sent to America, 59;
biographical summary of, 59 (note);
Government instructions to, 59;
slowness of movements of, 62-64;
failure to attack Howe at Sandy Hook, 66-68;
professional inefficiency of, 67, 79, 111, 112;
proceeds to Newport, R.I., 69, and enters the harbor, 70;
joins Americans in siege of the town, 70;
abandons it on Howe's appearance and puts to sea, 73;
manoeuvres against Howe, 73-75;
fleet scattered by gale, 75;
refuses to renew siege of Newport, and goes to Boston, 77, 78;
outgeneralled throughout by Howe, 78;
goes to West Indies, 1779, 100;
fails to recover Santa Lucia, 102-104;
captures Grenada, 105;
action with Byron, 106-112;
fails in attempt to retake Savannah, 115;
returns to Europe with ships of his original command, 115;
sent to Cadiz, in 1780, to bring back to Brest French contingent
of Allied Fleet, 158.

De Grasse, Comte, French Admiral, exercises the decisive effect in
obtaining American Independence, 4;
sails to take chief command in America, 1781, 162;
action with Hood off Martinique, 163-165;
Chevalier's comment on conduct of, 166;
abortive attempt against Santa Lucia, 167;
capture of Tobago by, 168;
goes to Cap Francois, 168, 176, and there prepares for
expedition against Cornwallis, 178;
on this occasion shows energy and foresight unusual to him, 178;
anchors in Chesapeake Bay, 178;
action with Graves, 179-184;
regains Chesapeake, 184;
returns to West Indies after Cornwallis's surrender, 185;
expedition against St. Kitts, 1782, 197-205;
outgeneralled by Hood, 201, 204, 205;
St. Kitts surrenders to, 205;
Hood escapes from, 205;
returns to Martinique, 206;
expedition against Jamaica, plan of, 206;
puts to sea, 207;
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