April 12, 207-212;
defeated in great battle of April 12, 213-221, and captured with
flagship, 221;
professional character of, illustrated, 166, 178, 184, 198, 205,
207, 209, 214, 215, 216.

De Guichen, Comte de, succeeds d'Estaing in North American
command, 1780, 115, 130;
biographical summary of, 115 (note);
project of against Barbados, 130;
frustrated by Rodney, 130;
action of April 17, with Rodney, 130-135;
orders of French Government to, 141;
consequent conduct of, 141-145;
actions with Rodney, May 15, 142, and May 19, 144;
broken down by responsibility, 145;
under orders, accompanies Spanish squadron to Cap Francois, 147;
there refuses to cooeperate with Americans, 147;
returns to Europe, 148;
commands French contingent to Allied Fleet under de Cordova,
1781, 188;
advises attack upon British Fleet in Tor Bay, 189;
loses great part of West India military convoy entrusted to his
charge, 196.

De Langara, Spanish Admiral, squadron under command of, defeated,
and himself captured by Rodney, 122, 123;
inefficiency of, 125.

D'Orves, Comte, French Admiral, commands in East Indies, 1781,
235, 236;
joined by Suffren, 239;
sails for Coromandel Coast, 240;
dies, and succeeded by Suffren, 240.

D'Orvilliers, Comte, French Admiral, commander-in-chief of Brest
Fleet, 1778, 82;
puts to sea, 82;
Government instructions to, 83;
encounter with British Fleet under Keppel, 83;
manoeuvres of, and action of July 27, 83-91;
comment upon, 92, 97;
summer cruise of, 1779, 116-120;
hampered by instructions, 119;
returns to Brest unsuccessful, 120.

De Suffren, Bailli, French Captain and Admiral, with d'Estaing in
Narragansett Bay, 1778, 69;
in the action with Byron off Grenada, 111;
his comment upon d'Estaing's conduct, 111;
biographical summary of, 111 (note);
sails for East Indies, 1781, 163, 236;
effect upon operations of, in India, by capture of a French
convoy in Bay of Biscay, 228;
attacks British squadron in Porto Praya, 236-238;
saves Cape of Good Hope, 238;
arrives Ile de France, 239;
succeeds to chief command in East Indies, 240;
five battles with British squadron, 240, 242, 244, 247, 253;
captures Trincomalee, 1782, 247;
relieves Cuddalore, 2