Paul de Cardaillac de Lomné (
Casties-la-Brande, 9 October 1739 —
''Artésien'', 16 April 1781)
was a French Navy officer.
Biography
In May 1778, Cardaillac served with
Charles Picot de Dampierre
Charles Picot de Dampierre, also known as "chevalier de Dampierre", was a French Navy officer and admiral.
Biography
Family
Charles Picot de Dampierre was born to the noble family of the House of Dampierre, originally from Champagne, ennoble ...
during the
War of American Independence
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
.
With the outbreak of the
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
The Fourth Anglo-Dutch War ( nl, Vierde Engels-Nederlandse Oorlog; 1780–1784) was a conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic. The war, contemporary with the War of American Independence (1775-1783), broke out over ...
, France and the
Dutch Republic found themselves allied against the
Kingdom of Great Britain. The Dutch expected the British to send an expeditionary force to try and capture their
Dutch Cape Colony, and Suffren was given command of a 5-ship squadron to reinforce it. The task force comprised the 74-gun
''Héros'' (under Suffren) and
''Annibal'' (under
Trémignon), and the 64-gun
''Artésien'' (under Cardaillac),
''Sphinx'' (under
Du Chilleau) and
''Vengeur'' (under Forbin), as well as the 16-gun corvette
''Fortune'' (under Captain de Lusignan), and seven transports carrying the
Régiment de Pondichéry, under Brigadier General
Thomas Conway.
Cardaillac was killed during the
Battle of Porto Praya by a bullet to the chest.
Lieutenant de la Bossière took over command of ''Artésien''.
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French Navy officers
1739 births
1781 deaths
French military personnel killed in the American Revolutionary War