Documents relating to the French participation in the American Revolution, 1768-1793.

0.42 linear feet (1 box) +1 portfolio

French; Spanish; English

Purchased from the William Reese Company on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1990.

Port 51: Restricted fragile material. Reference surrogates have been substituted in the main files. For further information consult the appropriate curator.

Collection consists of documents relating to France's secret and open role on behalf of the American Revolution. Includes letters and documents related to Philippe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson du Coudray; material on the mobilization of the French fleet, including letters and reports from Pierre-Louis, Chevalier de Monteil, Antoine de Sartine, comte d'Alby, Charles Eugène Gabriel de la Croix, Marquis de Castries, and Bernardo de Gálvez; papers related to France's role in the Caribbean and its alliance with the Spanish forces, including several reports by Diego José Navarro; French rule of Santo Domingo after the Treaty of Paris; and other materials including documents related to naval confrontations between the French and British fleets, the supplying of Rochambeau's army, the termination of hostilities, including an assessment of France's gains and losses, the repatriation of French troops, and Franco-American commerce after the revolution.

June 01, 2002

Documents Relating to the French Participation in the American Revolution. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Documents Relating to the French Participation in the American Revolution. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.