Orders for French expedition to America
Contributors: Langeron, Charles-Claude, marquis de, 1720-1792; Se gur, Philippe-Henri, marquis de, 1724-1801; Boston Public Library. American Revolutionary War Manuscripts Collection
Published: 1778
Place of publication: Versailles
Language: fre
Format: [manuscript]
Subjects: Sources; History; French Participation
Other titles: French Expedition to America, 1782, Langeron Papers
Notes: Holograph, signed.

Title provided by cataloger.

424 manuscripts bound in 4 volumes.

Papers comprising letters, orders and army returns, 1778-1785, chiefly from the "Bureau du Mouvement des troupes," and relating to the equipment of the French expedition of 1782 to America. Most of the papers are signed by Se gur. Langeron embarked in 1782 on the frigate l'Aigle, as sub-lieutenant in the Regiment du Bourbonnais.

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