Charles de Charritte (
Pau, 1 November 1733 –
Rennes
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, 20 October 1815) was a French Navy officer. He served in the
War of American Independence.
Biography
Charritte was born to the family of a president of the Parliament of Pau, himself a son of
Jean-Pierre de Charitte. Charritte joined the Navy as
Garde-Marine on 11 October 1749, and was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 May 1763.
He was promoted to Captain on 14 April 1777, with a service history at the time mentioning "17 cruises, 2 commands, 1 battle".
In 1779, he commanded the 80-gun
''Auguste'' as
flag captain of
Chef d'Escadre Rochechouart, who headed the 2nd Division of the White-and-Blue squadron of the fleet under
Orvilliers
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Georges Pompidou, President of France from 1969 to his death in 1974, is buried in the local cemetery.
See also
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.
In 1781, he commanded the
74-gun ''Bourgogne'', in the Blue squadron of the fleet under
De Grasse. He took part in the
Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781 and in
Battle of the Saintes, and was later presented a sword by the
Estates of Burgundy for saving ''Bourgogne'', which they had financed.
He served as general director of the harbour of Rochefort in 1783.
He was promoted to
Chef d'Escadre on 1 November 1786 and given command of the 9th Squadron. In 1786, he cruised with the
escadre d'évolution with his flag on the frigate
''Junon''. He rose to
contre-amiral on 1 January 1792.
During the
French Revolution, he retired in Touraine and stayed clear of historical events, although the
Directoire called him to be part of the in Paris in 1799.
During the
Bourbon Restoration Bourbon Restoration may refer to:
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* Bourbon Restoration in France (1814, after the French revolution and Napoleonic era, until 1830; interrupted by the Hundred Days in 1815)
Spain under the Spanish Bourbons:
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, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the
Order of Saint Louis
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, and the rank of
Vice-amiral on 6 July 1814.
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French Navy officers
French military personnel of the American Revolutionary War
1733 births
1815 deaths