Charles-Louis Saulx de Rosnevet (circa 1734 —
Port au Prince
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, December 20, 1776) was a French Navy officer. He was a member of the
Académie de Marine
The Royal Naval Academy of France (french: Académie royale de marine) was founded at Brest by a ruling of 31 July 1752 by Antoine Louis de Rouillé, comte de Jouy, Secretary of State for the Navy. This institutionalised an earlier initiative b ...
, and took part in the
Second voyage of Kerguelen.
Biography
Rosnevet 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. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 May 1763.
On 16 March 1773, he was given command of the frigate
''Oiseau'', and took part in the
Second voyage of Kerguelen.
Rosnevet was promoted to Captain on 28 June 1755.
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French Navy officers