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Louis Charles Du Chaffault De Besné
Louis Charles du Chaffault de Besné ( Montaigu, 29 February 1708 — Nantes, 29 June 1794) was a French Navy officer. He notably took part in the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1747, and was one of the commanders at the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778. Biography Duchaffault joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in November 1725. In 1727, he served on the 70-gun ''Achille'', off Spain. The year after, he took part in the Bombardment of Tripoli by Grandpré, serving on the 30-gun frigate ''Astrée''. Duchaffault was promoted to Ensign in 1733. He was appointed to positions ashore in Brest, before returning to ''Astrée'' in 1737, fighting the Salé Rovers. In 1739, he served on the 16-gun ''Méduse'' in the Baltic, then on the 46-gun ship of the line ''Parfaite'' in the Caribbean in 1740, and on the 64-gun ''Saint Michel'' between 1742 and 1744. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1746. In February 1747, he was given command of the 40-gun frigate ''Atalante'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montaigu, Vendée
Montaigu () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Montaigu-Vendée. 20 April 2017 See also *Communes of the Vendée departmentReferences Former communes of Vendée {{Vendée-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Urbain De Bouëxic, Comte De Guichen
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French Ship Couronne (1768)
The ''Couronne'' was an 80-gun ''Saint-Esprit''-class ship of the line of the French Navy. She was laid down at Brest Brest may refer to: Places *Brest, Belarus **Brest Region **Brest Airport **Brest Fortress * Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria * Břest, Czech Republic *Brest, France ** Arrondissement of Brest **Brest Bretagne Airport ** Château de Brest *Br ... in August 1766 and launched in May 1768. She took part in the Battle of Ushant in 1778 and the Battle of Martinique under Guichen in July 1780. She was burnt by accident at Brest in April 1781, with some of her salvaged hull probably being used in her successor, also named ''Couronne''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Couronne (1768) Ships of the line of the French Navy 1768 ships Ships built in France Maritime incidents in 1781 Ship fires ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Général Des Armées Navales
Lieutenant général des Armées navales was a naval rank in the French Navy during the ancien Régime and until the French Revolution. History Cardinal Mazarin created the rank of Lieutenant général des Armées navales in 1652, as an immediate subordinate of the Vice-Admirals, tasked with managing the Chefs d'escadre of the 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 ca ... in Brest. In 1654, a second position of Lieutenant général was created for the Levant Fleet in Toulon. The rank was changed into Vice-amiral around 1792. Sources and references Notes Citations References * {{cite book, last=Vergé-Franceschi, first=Michel, authorlink=Michel Vergé-Franceschi, year=2002 , title=Dictionnaire d'Histoire maritime , publisher=Robert Laffont , location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Fier (1746)
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Escadre D'évolution
An Escadre d'évolution (French, literally "Evolution squadron") is a squadron of warships of the French Navy cruising in peacetime for the purpose of training their crew and student officers. History The French Navy started organising Escadre d'évolution early in its existence. During the 17th century, Tourville conducted such exercises. The practice fell in disuse due to an era of wars and lack of credits. During the reign of Louis XVI, the Navy restored the practice under Duchaffault and Orvilliers. In 1772, Orvilliers was cruising off the shores of France for several weeks, with his flag on the 64-gun ''Alexandre''. Duchaffault captained the 50-gun ''Fier'', and the frigate ''Aurore'' was also part of the squadron. Minister Sartine then instituted such cruises as yearly events. In 1775, Guichen was conducting his own exercises from Brest with a 12-ship division comprising four frigates, five corvettes, a lugger and two cutters, and 1885 men, with his flag on the 36 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larache Expedition
The Expedition of Larache occurred in June 1765 when French Navy troops attempted to invade the Moroccan city of Larache following a bombardment of Salé and Rabat. It is an example of the sporadic failure of Western arms against local forces in colonial campaigns. Background After the end of the Seven Years' War, France turned its attention to the Barbary corsairs, especially those of Morocco, who had taken advantage of the conflict to attack European shipping. The city of Larache had already experienced a siege in 1689 which ended with the capture of the city by the Moroccans commanded by the Moroccan sultan Ismail ibn Sharif. The Spaniards had been present in the city since 1610 but this offensive made it possible to drive them out without forgetting that several other cities were taken over during the same period including Tangier and Mehdya. Just before the bombardment, the same squadron that took part in the bombardment of Larache launched a raid on Salé because their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chef D'escadre
''Chef d'escadre'' (; literally " squadron commander") was a rank in the French Navy during the Ancien Régime and until the French Revolution. The rank was changed to '' contre-amiral'' by a law passed on 15 May 1791. History The first chefs d'escadre were created by Louis XIII in 1627 - he had a "chef d'escadre of Normandy" commanding the port of Le Havre, a chef d'escadre of Brittany commanding Brest, and a chef d'escadre of Guyenne commanding Brouage. Each of these chefs d'escadres, as officiers d'épée, were flanked by a commissaire général, an officier de plume. Their numbers grew rapidly: in 1635 a chef d'escadre of Provence was created, then in 1647 a chef d'escadre for Flanders, in 1663 one for Poitou-Saintonge, in 1673 one for Picardy and one for Languedoc, in 1689 one for Aunis, in 1701 one for America, and in 1707 one for Roussillon. After 1715, there were more chefs d'escadre than there were coastal provinces, and so they started taking the title "chefs d' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Magnifique (1750)
''Magnifique'' was the lead ship of the 3-ship ''Magnifique'' class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Career In 1760, ''Magnifique'' was under Duchaffault, and patrolled off Martinique, along with ''Hébé'', under La Touche Beauregard. Captain Brach captained ''Magnifique'' at the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778, at the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, and at the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780. Fate On 15 August 1782, ''Magnifique'' was wrecked along the rocky shore of Lovells Island Lovells Island, or Lovell's Island, is a island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, in Massachusetts. The island is across The Narrows from Georges Island and some offshore of downtown Boston. It is named after Captain Wil ..., in Boston Harbor, MA, USA. She was rumoured to have been carrying "long-lost treasure." According to a US National Park Service Guide, the submerged vessel is still visible from N 42° 19.902’ W 070° 55.818’ du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Indiaman
East Indiaman was a general name for any sailing ship operating under charter or licence to any of the East India trading companies of the major European trading powers of the 17th through the 19th centuries. The term is used to refer to vessels belonging to the Austrian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, or Swedish companies. Some of the East Indiamen chartered by the British East India Company were known as "tea clippers". In Britain, the East India Company held a monopoly granted to it by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1600 for all English trade between the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn. This grant was progressively restricted during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, until the monopoly was lost in 1834. English (later British) East Indiamen usually ran between England, the Cape of Good Hope and India, where their primary destinations were the ports of Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. The Indiamen often continued on to China before returning to England v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Louisbourg (1758)
The siege of Louisbourg was a pivotal operation of the Seven Years' War (known in the United States as the French and Indian War) in 1758 that ended the French colonial era in Atlantic Canada and led to the subsequent British campaign to capture Quebec in 1759 and the remainder of French North America the following year. Background The British government realized that with the Fortress of Louisbourg under French control, the Royal Navy could not sail up the St. Lawrence River unmolested for an attack on Quebec. After an expedition against Louisbourg in 1757 led by Lord Loudon was turned back due to a strong French naval deployment, the British under the leadership of William Pitt resolved to try again with new commanders. Pitt assigned the task of capturing the fortress to Major General Jeffery Amherst. Amherst's brigadiers were Charles Lawrence, James Wolfe and Edward Whitmore, and command of naval operations was assigned to Admiral Edward Boscawen. The chief en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Warwick (1733)
HMS ''Warwick'' was a 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the 1719 Establishment at Plymouth by Peirson Lock. The keel was laid down on 1 April 1730, and the ship was launched on 25 October 1733, and completed on 24 August 1734.Winfield Service history ''Warwick'' was commissioned under the command of Captain Edmund Brooke. She proved to be an inferior design; top-heavy and with a tendency to heel over in strong winds. In 1735 she was with the fleet of Admiral John Norris in the Tagus. In October 1736 she returned to England and was paid off. She was recommissioned in June 1739 under the command of Captain John Toller, and served with Admiral Nicholas Haddock's fleet in the Mediterranean. Command had passed to Captain Temple West by 1743, under whom she was present at the Battle of Toulon on 11 February 1744. She was recommissioned in January 1746 under the command of Captain Robert Erskine. On 14 July 1747, ''Warwick'' was off the Azores in com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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