Louis-André-Joseph de Lombard was a French Navy officer. He served in the
War of American Independence
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Biography
Lombard was born to the family of a Council of the Parliament of Bordeaux. He joined the Navy as a
Garde-Marine
Gardes de la Marine is a junior officer rank, usually used in American navies, as well as a former rank used in France.
France
In France, under the Ancien Régime, the (Guards of the Navy), or were young gentlemen undergoing training to be nav ...
on 17 September 1751. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 October 1764.
In 1770, he took command of the 14-gun fluyt ''Barbue'', at Rochefort. He commissioned her an Ile d'Aix in January 1771. She was wrecked in December 1771 at
Penmarch
Penmarch (, ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, northwestern France.''Perle''. In 1777, he commanded ship ''Courtier'' at Rochefort. He was promoted to Captain on 4 April 1777.
In 1779, he captained the frigate ''Terpsichore'', first around Ile de Ré, Ile d'Aix and Brest, and then part of the squadron under Orvilliers. He was later promoted to the command of the 64-gun ''Provence'', which he commanded at the
Battle of Cape Henry
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on 16 March 1781.
Lombard was a Knight in the
Order of Saint Louis
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and a member of the
Society of the Cincinnati
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