Jean-Marie Huon de Kermadec (

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, 15 August 1747 — Brest, 31 May 1796) was a French Navy officer.

Career

Kermadec was born to the family of Anne François du Mesacm de Mescaradec and of Jean Guillaume Huon de Kermadec. He was the brother of

Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec (12 September 1748 – 6 May 1793) was a French Navy officer. He took part in voyages of exploration in the Pacific Ocean under Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, looking for the lost expedition of Jean-François de La Pérouse. ...

, and nephew of François Pierre Huon de Kermadec. Kermadec 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 12 January 1766. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 13 March 1779. Serving on the

74-gun The "seventy-four" was a type of two- decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carried 74 guns. It was developed by the French navy in the 1740s, replacing earlier classes of 60- and 62-gun ships, as a larger complement to the recently-de ...

''Annibal'', in the division under Suffren, Kermadec took part in the

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. He was wounded by a bullet to the thigh, but refused to receive medical attention before the fighting was over. In February 1782, Kermadec transferred on the 40-gun frigate ''Pourvoyeuse''. Later, he was given command of the 24-gun corvette ''Subtile'' and took part in the Battle of Negapatam on 6 July 1782.

Sources and references

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