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Jean-François D'Arros D'Argelos
Jean-François d'Arros d'Argelos (Arthès, 26 August 1730 — 9 September 1791) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. D'Arros Island was named in his honour. Biography Arros d'Argelos was born to the family of a Navy Captain. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 20 March 1744. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 May 1756. In 1768, Arros d'Argelos was captain of the fluyt French fluyt Balance (1761), ''Balance'', wrecked near Madeira while returning from Martinique. He then transferred on the corvette French corvette Expérience (1768), ''Expérience'' in Rochefort. The year after, he commanded the 14-gun fluyt French fluyt Nourrice (1762), ''Nourrice'', sailing between Rochefort, the Cape of Good Hope, and the Bay of All Saints in Brazil. He was promoted to Captain on 18 February 1772. The same year, he was given command of the 64-gun French ship Indien (1770), ''Indien'', in the Indian Ocean. In 1780, Arros d'Argelos commanded the 80 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthès
Arthès (; oc, Artés) is a commune of the Tarn department in southern France. It lies on the river Tarn, 6 km northeast of Albi. See also *Communes of the Tarn department The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Tarn (department) {{Tarn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |