French cruiser Montcalm
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French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...
have been named ''Montcalm'' in honour of the 18th century Marshal
Marquess A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...
Louis de Montcalm de Saint Véran Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (28 February 1712 – 14 September 1759) was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War (whose North American th ...
: * , 1865–1891 * , 1900–1926 * , 1933–1969, which served in the
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* , 1975, a {{DEFAULTSORT:Montcalm, French Ship French Navy ship names