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Biography

Champmartin was born to the family of a Navy Lieutenant from Toulon. Champmartin joined the Navy as Garde-Marine on 17 September 1751, and was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 October 1764. In 1776, he commanded the frigate ''Flore'' in Toulon. In 1778, Champmartin was second officer on the 80-gun ''Tonnant'', in the squadron under

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. He was promoted to Captain on 21 January 1780. In 1781 he was first officer on ''Marseillais'', on which he was wounded during the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781. He commanded the 80-gun ''Duc de Bourgogne'' at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, where he was again wounded. He received a three-month suspension as sanction for the loss of ''Bourgogne'', wrecked on 4 February 1783. Champmartin retired on 10 October 1784.

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