Visiting Lafayette’s l’Hermione at Yorktown and Mount Vernon
I imagined myself walking aboard this ship in 1780, stepping over ropes, walking under riggings, while imagining Lafayette’s point of view.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: American Revolution – Comte de Grasse
John Paul Jones and the Comte de Grasse ship: Naval Academy
My son found the French ship, La Ville de Paris, which was part of Admiral de Grasse’s fleet at the Battle of the Capes in 1781.
Yorktown celebrates the French-American Alliance Victory
Standing near reserved seating for special guests, we saw many French-American alliance pins, Lafayette scarves, and French- American alliance sashes.
