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Charles De Kermovan De Gouzillon
Charles de Kermovan de Gouzillon was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. Biography Gouzillon was the first son of his parents. He was brother to Chef de Division Andrée-Marie de Gouzillon de Bélizal, and cousin to Lieutenant Jean-Michel-Guillaume de Gouzillon. Kermovan de Gouzillon joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 4 July 1754. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 February 1770. In 1778, he was the first officer of the 64-gun French ship Éveillé (1772), ''Éveillé'', under Captain du Botderu, in the squadron under Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers, Orvilliers. On 4 April 1780, Gouzillon was promoted to Captain. He commanded the 64-gun HMS Ardent (1764), ''Ardent'' at the Battle of the Saintes, and was wounded several times during the battle. He retired on 6 March 1785. Notes Citations References * * * * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kermovan de Gouzillon, Charles French Navy officers 18th-century births Year of death u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of American Independence
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriot (American Revolution), Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries, the American colonies were largely autonomous in domestic affairs and commercially prosperous, trading with Britain and its British West Indies, Caribbean colonies, as well as other European powers via their Caribbean entrepôts. After British vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
