Gaspard De Ligondès
Gaspard de Ligondès ( Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort, 11 December 1732 – Brest, 26 January 1779) was a French Navy officer. He served in the American Revolutionary War. Biography Ligondès was born to the family of a Navy officer. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine In France, under the Ancien Régime, the Gardes de la Marine (Guards of the Navy), or Gardes-Marine were young gentlemen undergoing training to be naval officers. The training program was established by Cardinal Richelieu in 1670 and lasted until Ad ... on 6 July 1750. On 15 April 1761, Ligondès married Elisabeth de Reclesne. They had two sons, Hercule and Frédérick, both of whom also served in the Navy, and a daughter, Clotilde. Ligondès was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 October 1764, and made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis on 1 January 1773. In 1775, Ligondès was captain of the 12-gun corvette ''Écureuil'', and the 14-gun ''Serin'' in 1777, on which he assisted an American ship while sailing from ...
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Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort
Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort (; Auvergnat dialect, Auvergnat: ''Sant Bonet de Ròchafòrt'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Allier Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Geography Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort is located in the south of the Allier department, of Gannat, of Vicq, Allier, Vicq by departmental road 37; of Ébreuil and Charroux, Allier, Charroux by D35. D 35 à Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort 2016-03-18.JPG, Departmental road 35 passing town centre. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department References

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