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Sébastien Bigot De Morogues
Sébastien-François Bigot, vicomte de Morogues, (1 March 1706 in Brest, France – 26 August 1781 in Villefallier, near Orléans, Loiret), was a French soldier, a sailor and military naval tactician. Early life Sébastien-François Bigot was born on 1 March 1706 in Brest, France. Career An artillery specialist, he served in the Royal-Artillerie then the French Navy. In 1759, he commanded the 70 gun ''Le Magnifique'', including at the Battle of Quiberon Bay. He was the first director of the Académie de Marine.''The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1663–1783'', Alfred Thayer Mahan, p. 63 In 1763, he published ''Tactique navale'', which was of such quality that it quickly became known in English and Dutch translations. He was made a lieutenant-general in the Navy in 1771. Death He died on 26 August 1781 in Villefallier, near Orléans Orléans (; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brest, France
Brest (; ) is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of the peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon. The city is located on the western edge of continental France. With 142,722 inhabitants in a 2007 census, Brest forms Western Brittany's largest metropolitan area (with a population of 300,300 in total), ranking third behind only Nantes and Rennes in the whole of historic Brittany, and the 19th most populous city in France; moreover, Brest provides services to the one million inhabitants of Western Brittany. Although Brest is by far the largest city in Finistère, the ''préfecture'' (regional capital) of the department is the much smaller Quimper. During the Middle Ages, the history of Brest was the history of its castle. Then Richelieu made it a military harbour in 1631. Brest grew around its arsenal unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
