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, 8 January 1725 —
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, 21 May 1789) was a French Navy officer. He notably served during the
War of American Independence
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Biography
Chateauvert was born to Thérèse-Marie Giraudy de Piosin-Montauban and
Chef d'Escadre
''Chef d'escadre'' (; literally " squadron commander") was a rank in the French Navy during the Ancien Régime and until the French Revolution. The rank was changed to '' contre-amiral'' by a law passed on 15 May 1791.
History
The first chefs ...
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 A ...
on 1 January 1741. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 11 February 1756, and to Commander on a October 1764.
Chateauvert was promoted to Captain on 15 November 1771.
In 1778, Chateauvert captained 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 ...
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and Lamotte-Picquet. He took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778.
In 1779, Chateauvert commanded ''Intrépide'' in the Blue-with-white-cross squadron of the Armada of 1779.
In 1780 and 1781, Chateauvert was given command, in turn of the brand-new 106-gun ''Royal Louis'', the 74-gun ''Robuste'', and the 110-gun ''Terrible''.
Chateauvert was promoted to
Chef d'Escadre
''Chef d'escadre'' (; literally " squadron commander") was a rank in the French Navy during the Ancien Régime and until the French Revolution. The rank was changed to '' contre-amiral'' by a law passed on 15 May 1791.
History
The first chefs ...