Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, comte d'Estaing: Difference between revisions

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Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, comte d'Estaing (24 November 1729 – 28 April 1794) was a French general and admiral.

During the American Revolutionary War, he was supposed to lead ships aiding the Continental Army under John Sullivan at the Battle of Rhode Island. Following a storm, he retreated to Boston, causing Sullivan to write a scathing letter blaming the French for the British victory. The Colonial Assassins came to Hector and convinced him to ignore the letter, so as to prevent a rupture in the Franco-American Alliance.

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 '''Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, comte d'Estaing''' (24 November 1729 – 28 April 1794) was a [[France|French]] [[French Army|general]] and [[French Navy|admiral]].
-During the [[American Revolutionary War]], he was supposed to lead [[ships]] aiding the [[Continental Army]] under [[John Sullivan]] at the {{Wiki|Battle of Rhode Island}}. Following a storm, he retreated to [[Boston]], causing Sullivan to write a scathing letter blaming the French for the [[United Kingdom|British]] victory. The [[Colonial Assassins]] came to Hector and convinced him to ignore the letter, so as to prevent a rupture in the Franco-American Alliance.
+During the [[American Revolutionary War]], he was supposed to lead [[ships]] aiding the [[Continental Army]] under [[John Sullivan]] at the {{Wiki|Battle of Rhode Island}}. Following a storm, he retreated to [[Boston]], causing Sullivan to write a scathing letter blaming the French for the [[United Kingdom|British]] victory. The [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]] came to Hector and convinced him to ignore the letter, so as to prevent a rupture in the Franco-American Alliance.
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