‘Gallant Conduct’

\r\nLittlepage once again petitioned Duke de Crillon, and in June 1782, he found himself at the French commander’s side. With far more soldiers compared to the Menorca raid (nearly 35,000) now available, perhaps now the siege of Gibraltar would succeed. It would prove an emphatic failure."} 5c:{"type":"p","text":"In early October, a massive storm devastated the Franco-Spanish naval blockade, which was followed by the arrival of a British fleet under the command of Adm. Richard Howe, who was able to resupply the British again, before fleeing. Littlepage, who was aboard the 70-gun San Rafael, witnessed the chase of the British. The British fleet escaped, the siege of Gibraltar had failed, and Littlepage returned to Crillon at Cádiz."} 5d:{"type":"p","text":"His actions during the Menorca and Gibraltar campaigns, however, had gained him recognition among the Spanish, French, and his fellow Americans. “I cannot conclude,” wrote William Carmichael, who had taken Jay’s position in Spain, to then-secretary of foreign affairs, Robert Livingston, “without mentioning that a Mr. Littlepage, from Virginia, has acquired reputation by his gallant conduct in the expedition against Mahon, where he served as Aid-de-camp [sic] to the Duc de Crillon, and since at Gibraltar, where he acted in the same capacity.”"} 5e:{"type":"p","text":"His exploits had come to the attention of the French American hero, Marquis de Lafayette, who requested Littlepage join him for an attack on Jamaica. This expedition did not take place, as peace between the Americans and British was reached. Littlepage nonetheless joined Lafayette to Paris, before leaving for Poland in the company of Karl Heinrich von Nassau-Siegen, prince of Nassau. It was in Poland that Littlepage would arguably make his biggest mark on history.\r\n

Poland’s Man

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