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ChAteau-Renault, FranCois Louis Rousselet, marquis de, French History, Biographies
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ChAteau-Renault, FranCois Louis Rousselet, marquis de[frANswA´ lwE rOOsulA´ mArkE´ du shAtO´-runO´] Pronunciation Key, 16371716, French vice admiral and marshal. He escorted the deposed king of England, James II, to Ireland (1689), fought against the Anglo-Dutch fleet at Beachy Head (1690), and commanded the Franco-Spanish fleet that was destroyed (1702) at Vigo.
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