Events in the year 1779 in France. Monarch: Louis XVI 12 April - Treaty of Aranjuez (1779) June–September - Armada of 1779 2-4 July - Capture of Grenada...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1779. 1779 (MDCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting...
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been larger. France had allied itself with the Americans in February 1778 and additionally signed a secret treaty with Spain on 12 April 1779, which brought...
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In the Treaty of Aranjuez (French: Traité d'Aranjuez; Spanish: Tratado de Aranjuez; 12 April 1779), Spain agreed to support France in its war with Britain...
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was an amphibious expedition in July 1779 during the American Revolutionary War. Charles Hector, comte D'Estaing led French forces against the British-held...
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the French Navy, lead ship of her class. In February 1780, Galathée escorted convoys in the Bay of Biscay, along with Hermione. Galathée took part in the...
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into the war until 1779, as an ally of France pursuant to the secret Treaty of Aranjuez. Vergennes' diplomatic moves following the French war with Britain...
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United States from Rochefort, France. In June 2015 the frigate arrived safely on the American coast. On 2 September 1779, Latouche stated that he had reached...
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Robert French (1716–1779) was a County Galway landlord and Member of Parliament. Robert French's family was one of The Tribes of Galway. His ancestor...
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Spain and the American Revolutionary War (redirect from Anglo-Spanish War (1779))
June 1779 the Spanish had finalized their preparations for war. The British cause seemed to be at a particularly low ebb. The Spanish joined France in the...
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