Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, Count of Estaing was a French military officer and writer. He began his service as a soldier in the War of the Austrian Succession, briefly spending time as a priso
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste Le Brun, 1769
19th-century portrait of Estaing by Jean-Pierre Franque
Portrait of Estaing in his admiral's uniform
Estaing (centre) during the capture of Grenada
Capture of Grenada (1779)
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The capture of Grenada was an amphibious expedition in July 1779 during the American Revolutionary War. A French fleet under Admiral Charles Henri Hector, Count of Estaing captured the island of Grena
Charles Henri Hector, Count of Estaing
…to make progress against the prevailing westerly trade winds, he turned his sights on Grenada. On 2 July he arrived off the island, which his forces took by storm two days later. Byron had been alerted to the capture of St. Vincent, and was sailing with a force to retake it when he learned that Estaing was at…
French political cartoon praising Estaing for his successes