Historical Marker

Capt. Denis N. Cottineau

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 1957

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The Story

Commanding the frigate Pallas in John Paul Jones's 1779 squadron, Cottineau helped force a British warship to surrender; a refugee from the Haitian Revolution, he died in Savannah in 1808 and lies in Colonial Park Cemetery.

About this site

Capt. Denis N. Cottineau is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 1957. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0751, -81.0909 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Captain Denis Cottineau de Kerloguen (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Col. James S. McIntosh (1784-1847), General Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806), and Edward Greene Malbone.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0751, -81.0909 · Savannah, Chatham County

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