Charles de Kermovan de Gouzillon was a French Navy officer. He served in the

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Biography

Gouzillon was the first son of his parents. He was brother to Chef de Division Andrée-Marie de Gouzillon de Bélizal, and cousin to Lieutenant Jean-Michel-Guillaume de Gouzillon. Kermovan de Gouzillon joined the Navy as a

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on 4 July 1754. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 February 1770. In 1778, he was the first officer of the 64-gun ''Éveillé'', under Captain du Botderu, in the squadron under Orvilliers. On 4 April 1780, Gouzillon was promoted to Captain. He commanded the 64-gun ''Ardent'' at the

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, and was wounded several times during the battle. He retired on 6 March 1785.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kermovan de Gouzillon, Charles French Navy officers 18th-century births Year of death unknown French military personnel of the American Revolutionary War