Chevalier Charles-Marie de Trolong du Rumain (30 September 1743 – 10 August 1780) was a French naval officer of the
Ancien Régime
''Ancien'' may refer to
* the French word for " ancient, old"
** Société des anciens textes français
* the French for "former, senior"
** Virelai ancien
** Ancien Régime
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Career
He took part in the War of American Independence, notably commanding the 10-gun cutter ''Curieuse'' which, along with
''Iphigénie'', captured
HMS ''Lively'' on 10 July 1778.
The next year, he directed the
Capture of Saint Vincent and became colonial governor of the island.
In September 1779, he took part in the
Siege of Savannah
The siege of Savannah or the Second Battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenan ...
, captaining the 32-gun
''Chimère''.
In 1780, he was in command of the frigate
''Nymphe''. On 10 August 1780, ''Nymphe'' encountered off Ushant, and Trolong du Rumain was mortally wounded in the
ensuing engagement.
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French Navy officers
1743 births
1780 deaths
French military personnel killed in the American Revolutionary War