Chevalier de La Règle was a French Navy officer. He notably served in Suffren's squadron during the

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Biography

Du Pas 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 19 January 1757. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 4 April 1777, and to Captain on 15 September 1782. La Règle arrived in the Indian Ocean with the first wave of reinforcements set there after Suffren took command of the squadron, as first officer on the

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''Illustre'' under Captain Bruyères-Chalabre. He later captained the 64-gun ''Ajax''. In the run-up to the

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, on 25 August 1782, Du Pas led four companies of marines to lay siege to the forts of Trincomalee. On 9 February 1783, Suffren appointed him to the command of the 64-gun ''Ajax''. He was killed at his station during the battle, as ''Ajax'' was bearing to HMS ''Inflexible''. After the war, Bruyères was praised by Bruyères, and he was amongst the captains that Suffren recommended for promotion. He received a 600-livre pension in recognition of his service.

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