Antoine–François Térence O'Connor was a prominent 18th-century

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and

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. He was chief engineer of French admiral

Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector, comte d'Estaing (24 November 1729 – 28 April 1794) was a French general and admiral. He began his service as a soldier in the War of the Austrian Succession, briefly spending time as a prisoner of war of the B ...

. He wrote an account of the 1779

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. Originally titled ''Journal of the Siege of Savannah, with Some Observations by M. le Comte d'Estaing'', it was published in 1974 as part of ''Muskets, Cannon Balls and Bombs; Nine Narratives of the Siege of Savannah in 1779''. d'Estaing provided the document's preface and marginal comments. The document became notable for illustrating the process of building Franco-American cooperations. O'Connor, who was described as a "highly capable Irish Catholic", was educated at the age of 29 in France's School of Engineers.

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