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Jean-Baptiste Mac Nemara
Jean-Baptiste Mac Nemara, ''baron du Mung, seigneur de la Rochecourbon, Tourfou, Moullet et autres lieux'' (circa 1690 — Rochefort, 18 October 1756) was a French Navy officer of Irish origin. Biography Origins Mac Nemara was born to Catherine Saint-Jean (d. 1774) and to Jean Mac Nemara (d. 1732), an Irish nobleman and jacobite refugee who had fled to Lorient. His brother, Claude Matthieu Mac Nemara, had a career in the French Navy, rising to captain and to Knight in the Order of Saint-Louis. In 1713, Jean-Baptiste Mac Nemara married Julienne Stapleton in the chapel of château des Dervallières in Nantes. Stapleton was an heir to Jean Ier Stapleton, an Irish of Nantes, who had an plantation in Saint-Domingue. After Stapleton died in 1748, Mac Nemara married Marie-Catherine Larcher on 25 August 1754 at Mung . Larcher was the widow of André Martin de Poinsable, former Governor of Martinique. Her granddaughter Julie Catherine de Turpin de Jouhé would later marry Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De La Roche Courbon
Château de la Roche Courbon is a large château, developed from an earlier castle, in the Charente-Maritime '' département'' of France. It is in the commune of Saint-Porchaire between Saintes and Rochefort. The château is privately owned, and classified as a historic monument. The garden is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France, and also a historic monument. History A castle was built around 1475 by Jehan de Latour, on site which had been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 17th century, the Courbon family, which had occupied the castle for two centuries, transformed it into a more comfortable residence. More alterations were made in the 18th century, but it was eventually sold in 1817 and then abandoned. It was purchased in 1920 by Paul Chénereau, who restored the château and its gardens. The château is still owned and inhabited by his descendants. Built in the 15th century, upon a rocky outcrop in the midst of marshlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarded as a two-star rank with a NATO code of OF-7. The term originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the Royal Navy. Each naval squadron was assigned an admiral as its head, who commanded from the centre vessel and directed the squadron's activities. The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships that bore the brunt of a battle. In the rear of the squadron, a third admiral commanded the remaining ships and, as this section was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of it was typically the most junior. This has continued into the modern age, with rear admiral the most junior admiralty of many navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
éditions Robert Laffont
Éditions Robert Laffont is a book publishing company in France founded in 1941 by Robert Laffont. Its publications are distributed in almost all francophone countries, but mainly in France, Canada and in Belgium. It is considered one of the most important French publishing houses. Imprints belonging to Éditions Robert Laffont include éditions Julliard, les Seghers, Foreign Rights and NiL Éditions. In 1990, Éditions Robert Laffont was acquired by the French publishing group Groupe de La Cité. It is now part of Editis. Éditions Robert Laffont published the '' Quid'' encyclopedia from 1975 to 2007, but announced that the 2008 edition of the encyclopedia would not be published after annual sales had fallen from a high of 400,000 to less than 100,000, apparently because of competition from online information sources such as Wikipedia Wikipedia is a multilingual free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert De Brienne
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans (1690, in Paris – 27 January 1777, in Paris) was a French naval commander. Early life The son of Henri Jacob marquis de Conflans and Marie du Bouchet, at 15 he was made a knight of the Order of Saint Lazarus and the following year entered the Gardes de la Marine school at Brest. He then served in the War of the Spanish Succession under Duquesne-Guitton (from 1708 to 1709) and Duguay-Trouin (1710), in which he received his baptism of fire, taking part in the capture of two merchant ships. In 1712, he was made ensign and participated in several anti-pirate operations in the Caribbean and on the Moroccan coast. In 1721, he was sent on a mission to Constantinople, and then in 1723 cruised along the coast of Saint-Domingue and took part in the repression of the troubles there. First commands and governor-general of Saint-Dominique He was made lieutenant in 1727 and carried out two campaigns in the Mediterranean. Then, in 1731, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flotte Du Ponant
The ''Flotte du Ponant'' was the designation under the Ancien Regime for the naval vessels of the Royal French Navy in the English Channel, Atlantic Ocean and Americas, the latter principally in the French West Indies and New France. The fleet carried out operations such as asserting naval supremacy and protecting convoys. Its counterpart was the Levant Fleet, based in the Mediterranean Sea. Arsenals The ''Flotte du Ponant'' was created by Cardinal Richelieu (A former Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom in 1629). The fleet initially had three principal bases: Le Havre, Arsenal of Brest and Hiers-Brouage. Under Louis XIV, the arsenal of Brest was the principal base, supported by the arsenals of Rochefort and Lorient. Under Louis XVI the military port of Cherbourg was developed, with some elements only were recently completed on the outbreak of the French Revolution. Flagships The fleet flagship was the most powerful ship at Brest. A number of different ships served in this rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 8 June 1755
Action may refer to: * Action (narrative), a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game Film * Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 film), a film by Tinto Brass * ''Action 3D'', a 2013 Telugu language film * ''Action'' (2019 film), a Kollywood film. Music * Action (music), a characteristic of a stringed instrument * Action (piano), the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed * The Action, a 1960s band Albums * ''Action'' (B'z album) (2007) * ''Action!'' (Desmond Dekker album) (1968) * ''Action Action Action'' or ''Action'', a 1965 album by Jackie McLean * ''Action!'' (Oh My God album) (2002) * ''Action'' (Oscar Peterson album) (1968) * ''Action'' (Punchline album) (2004) * ''Action'' (Question Mark & the Mysterians album) (1967) * ''Action'' (Uppermost album) (2011) * ''Action'' (EP), a 2012 EP by NU'EST * ''Action'', a 1984 albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Aigle (1750)
The ''Aigle'' was a 50 gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Built at Rochefort Rochefort () may refer to: Places France * Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department ** Arsenal de Rochefort, a former naval base and dockyard * Rochefort, Savoie in the Savoie department * Rochefort-du-Gard, in the Ga ... by P. Morineau between 1748 and 1749, she was launched on 16 July 1750. She was commanded by chevalier de Cousages during the Canadian campaign as part of Bullion de Montlouet's fleet in May 1755. She was decommissioned in 1758. Sources *http://www.agh.qc.ca/articles/?id=21 *''Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française'', Jean-Michel Roche {{DEFAULTSORT:Aigle 1750 ships Ships of the line of the French Navy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Inflexible (1755)
Six ships of the 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 borne the name ''Inflexible'' ("Unyielding"): Ships * , a 64-gun Roche, vol.1, p.372 * , a 74-gun , was initially to be named ''Inflexible''. * , a 116-gun , was named ''Inflexible'' at some point. She was never launched. * , a 116-gun ''Océan''-class ship of the line, was ordered as ''Inflexible'' and renamed several times while on keel before being eventually launched as ''Friedland''. * , a 90-gun * , a ballistic submarine.Roche, vol.2, p.259 See also * Notes and references Notes References Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Inflexible, French Ship French Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Éveillé (1752)
''Éveillé'' was a 2-deck 64-gun ship of the French Navy, laid down by A. Groignard in 1751 and launched at Rochefort in 1752. She was part of a naval shipbuilding boom between the end of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1748 and the start of the Seven Years' War The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (1754†... in 1755. She took part in several battles before being paid off in 1771. Career In 1762, ''Éveillé'' was a Newfoundland under Captain Monteil. Notes, citations, and references Notes Citations Bibliography * * * * (1671-1870) External links ''French Third Rate ship of the line Eveillé (1752)''oThree Decks – Warships in the Age of Sail*''Vaisseaux de ligne français de 1682 à 1780'' list by Ronald Deschênes oagh Ships of the line of the Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Palmier (1752)
''Palmier'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. History Built by Joseph Véronique-Charles Chapelle, her keel was laid down at Brest on 14 November 1750 as part of the shipbuilding boom between the end of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1748 and the start of the Seven Years' War in 1755. She was built to the norms set for ships of the line by French shipbuilders in the 1740s to try to match the cost, armament and manouvrability of their British counterparts, since the Royal Navy had had a greater number of ships than the French since the end of the wars of Louis XIV.Martine Acerra and André Zysberg, ''L’essor des marines de guerre européennes : 1680–1790'', Paris, éditions SEDES, coll. « Regards sur l'histoire », 1997, 298 p. (), pages 90–91 She was launched on 21 July 1752 and completed in October of the same year. She was commanded by Joseph de Bauffremont during the Canadian campaign by Rémy-Claude de Bullion's fleet in May 1755 at the start o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Héros (1752)
The ''Héros'' ("hero") was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, built by Joseph Chapelle at Brest and launched on 1 September 1752. In 1755, the ''Héros'', under captain de Kermabon, took part in the Canadian campaign in the Bullion de Montlouet squadron. In April 1756, ''Héros'' sailed from Brest, armed en flute, and under the command of Captain Beaussier de Lisle. She was part of a squadron of three transports and three frigates taking troops to Fort Louisbourg and supplies to Ile Royale during the French and Indian War. In 1756, Beaussier de Lisle brought six ships to Quebec carrying Montcalm and 1,300 troops as reinforcements. On 26 July 1756, homeward bound, as ''Héros'' was leaving Louisbourg, she encountered two English ships. In the ensuing engagement, the British were repelled. However, Beaussier de Lisle was wounded. On 14 November 1759, ''Héros'' sortied from Brest with the squadron under the command of marechal de Conflans. The squadron consisted o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Formidable (1751)
''Formidable'' was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1751. Career In 1754, ''Formidable'' was under Duchaffault, part of a squadron under Mac Nemara. She fought at the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759, where she served as the flagship of Saint André du Vergé. captured her at the battle and the Admiralty commissioned her in the Royal Navy as the Third Rate HMS ''Formidable''. Fate ''Formidable'' was broken up in 1768. In popular culture The ''Formidable'' appears as a legendary ship fought in the 2014 video game '' Assassin's Creed: Rogue'' at the Battle of Quiberon Bay. In contrast to the game, the ship was sunk by the protagonist Shay Cormac with his ship, the ''Morrigan'', instead of being captured by the Royal Navy. Like all men-of-war The man-of-war (also man-o'-war, or simply man) was a Royal Navy expression for a powerful warship or frigate from the 16th to the 19th century. Although the term never acquired a specifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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