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HMS Argonaut (1782)
HMS ''Argonaut'' was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line, in Royal Navy service during the French Revolutionary Wars and the American Revolution. Launched in 1779 as the French ship ''Jason'', she was captured by the British in 1782 and commissioned by them in the same year. After active service against the French, she was converted to a hospital ship in 1804 and permanently moored off Chatham Dockyard. ''Argonaut'' was removed from navy service in 1828 and broken up in 1831. Career French career On 2 May 1780, she departed Brest with the 7-ship and 3-frigate Expédition Particulière under Admiral Ternay, escorting 36 transports carrying troops to support the Continental Army in the War of American Independence. The squadron comprised the 80-gun ''Duc de Bourgogne'', under Ternay d'Arsac (admiral) and Médine ( flag captain); the 74-gun ''Neptune'', under Sochet Des Touches, and ''Conquérant'', under La Grandière; and the 64-gun ''Provence'' under Lom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of The Kingdom Of France (1814-1830)
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as " vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or " banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-developed 64-gun ships. Impressed with the performance of several captured French seventy-fours, the British Royal Navy quickly adopted similar designs, classing them as third rates. The type then spread to the Spanish, Dutch, Danish and Russian navies. The design was considered a good balance between firepower and sailing qualities. Hundreds of seventy-fours were constructed, becoming the dominant form of ship-of-the-line. They remained the mainstay of most major fleets into the early 19th century. From the 1820s, they began to be replaced by larger two-decked ships mounting more guns. However some seventy-fours remained in service until the late 19th century, when they were finally supplanted by ironclads. Standardising on a common shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marie De Villeneuve Cillart
Jean-Marie de Villeneuve Cillart was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. Biography Cillart was born in an aristocratic family. His father was captain in a dragoon unit, and two of his brothers, Étienne-François de Cillart de Villeneuve and Armand-François Cillart de Suville, also served in the Navy. Cillart joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 19 March 1756. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 October 1773, and to Captain on 4 April 1780, effective 9 May 1781. Cillart captained the frigate 32-gun frigate ''Surveillante'', part of the Expédition Particulière under Admiral Ternay, composed of 7 ships of the line, 3 frigates and 36 transports. ''Surveillante'', as vanguard of the squadron, arrived at Boston on 11 June 1780. From then on, ''Surveillante'' was attached to the Ternay's squadron as part of a frigate division Cillart, with his flag on ''Surveillante'', and also comprising ''Amazone'' and ''Hermione'', which had been at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Surveillante (1778)
''Surveillante'' was an 32-gun frigate of the French Navy. She took part in the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War, where she became famous for her battle with ; in 1783, she brought the news that the war was over to America. She later took part in the French Revolutionary Wars, and was eventually scuttled during the Expédition d'Irlande after sustaining severe damage in a storm. The wreck was found in 1979 and is now a memorial. Career Early career ''Surveillante'' was laid down in August 1777 in Lorient as the second frigate of the ''Iphigénie'' class, a series of 32-gun frigates carrying 12-pounder guns designed by Léon Guignace. She was launched on 26 March 1778, and commissioned in May. The very same month, she was refitted as to upgrade her hull with copper sheathing, which was being gradually introduced in the French Navy. In June 1778, ''Surveillante'' was part of a squadron of five French frigates that were seeking to retaliate against the Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Le Gardeur De Tilly
Armand Le Gardeur de Tilly (Rochefort, 14 January 1733 — La Salle, near Champagne, Charente-Maritime, 1 January 1812) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. Biography Le Gardeur de Tilly was the first son born to the family of a Navy captain. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 6 July 1750. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 May 1763. Le Gardeur was promoted to Captain on 24 October 1778. That same year, he was in command of the frigate ''Concorde''. On 21 August, he captured the British frigate HMS ''Minerva''. His younger brother, also a Navy officer serving on ''Concorde'', was killed in the action. The action was celebrated to the point that the Navy Minister commissioned a painting of the battle. On 18 February 1779, ''Concorde'' encountered a 32-gun British frigate, that she fought for three hours before the ships disengaged. Le Gardeur de Tilly was wounded in the action. In early 1781, Des Touches gave Le Gardeur command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Éveillé (1752)
''Éveillé'' was a 2-deck 64-gun ship of the French Navy, laid down by A. Groignard in 1751 and launched at Rochefort in 1752. She was part of a naval shipbuilding boom between the end of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1748 and the start of the Seven Years' War in 1755. She took part in several battles before being paid off in 1771. Career In 1762, ''Éveillé'' was a Newfoundland under Captain Monteil Monteil is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adhémar de Monteil, (died 1098), French bishop and soldier *Amans-Alexis Monteil (1769–1850), French historian *Charles Monteil (1871–1949), French civil servant, ethnologi .... Notes, citations, and references Notes Citations Bibliography * * * * (1671-1870) External links ''French Third Rate ship of the line Eveillé (1752)''oThree Decks – Warships in the Age of Sail*''Vaisseaux de ligne français de 1682 à 1780'' list by Ronald Deschênes oagh Ships of the line of the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Isaac Chadeau De La Clocheterie
Jean Isaac Timothée Chadeau, Sieur de la Clocheterie (1741–1782) was a French naval officer of the American Revolutionary War. Biography Early career Chadeau de la Clocheterie entered the French naval service in 1754, at the age of thirteen, as an ''élève de la marine''. He became an ensign in 1757 and served in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763). On 2 November 1758 he was made a prisoner of war at the capture of the '' Belliqueux'', returning to France in April 1759. In 1768 he was stationed at Mauritius. There he met the botanist Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, who described him as "a young man, with a dashing figure, very modest, who hardly spoke and was devoted to his duties". In 1775 he was made a Knight of the Order of Saint Louis. ''Belle Poule'' As Lieutenant commanding the frigate ''Belle Poule'', La Clocheterie fought the action of 17 June 1778 against HMS ''Arethusa'', the ''casus belli'' that precipitated the French entry into the American Revoluti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Bernard De Marigny
Charles-René-Louis, vicomte de Bernard de Marigny (1 February 1740, in Sées – 25 July 1816, in Brest) was a French vice admiral, grand-cross of the ordre de Saint-Louis and commander of the Brest fleet. Biography Born the fourth boy of an eight-child, old-but-poor family from Normandy, Marigny was destined to an ecclesiastic career; he was soon sent to Sées seminary. However, his temperament inclined him more to adventure; and at age 14 he escaped the seminary to find refuge with his older brother, Augustin Etienne Gaspard Bernard de Marigny, who was a Garde-Marine in Rochefort. Marigny broke relations with his father and studied to enter the ''gardes de la marine'' as well. He was admitted in 1754 and was appointed to the frigate ''Valeur'' the next year, for a 14-month campaign. He suffered from acute sea sickness, but he eventually managed to overcome this problem. Promoted to ensign in 1757, Marigny was appointed to the corvette ''Zéphir'', and later to the 74- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Ardent (1764)
HMS ''Ardent'' was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by contract at Blaydes Yard in Hull according to a design by Sir Thomas Slade, and launched on 13 August 1764 as the first ship of the . She had a somewhat turbulent career, being captured by the French in the action of 17 August 1779, and then re-captured by Britain in 1782. Career British career The ''Ardent'' was first commissioned in October 1774 under Captain Sir George Douglas. In 1778, under the command of Captain George Keppel, she was with Admiral Lord Howe's squadron off New York, defending the town from the larger French fleet under the command of Admiral d'Estaing. The two forces engaged in an action off Rhode Island on 11 August, though both fleets were scattered by a storm over the following two days.Ships of the Old Navy, ''Ardent''. On 23 December her tender captured a prize off Cape Henry and another on 19 January 1779. She returned home to Portsmouth and was paid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-André-Joseph De Lombard
Louis-André-Joseph de Lombard was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. Biography Lombard was born to the family of a Council of the Parliament of Bordeaux. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine 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. In 1773, Lombard commanded the 16-gun corvette ''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 on 16 March 1781. Lombard was a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis and a member of the Society of the Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Provence (1763)
The ''Provence'' was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Provence. Career Ordered as ''Union'' in February 1762, the ship was renamed ''Provence'' on 17 March, and begun in May on plans by engineer Gauthier. After an uneventful career, she was decommissioned in February 1769, but reactivated in April of the next year and commissioned under Captain Moriès-Castellet. She was appointed to a three-ship squadron under Rafélis de Broves and departed Toulon on 16 May, bound for Tunisia, where she blockaded the harbours of Sousse and Bizerte, and took part in the bombardment of the cities in late June. In 1776, ''Provence'' was under Chef d'Escadre Abon and served as flagship of one of the three division in the Escadre d'évolution. In 1778, she took part in the naval operations in the American Revolutionary War under Captain Desmichel-Champorcin. She took part in the Battle of Grenada, where Desmiche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Marie De La Grandière
Charles-Marie de La Grandière ( Brest, 17 February 1729 — Rennes, 22 March 1812) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. Biography La Grandière was born to the family of a Navy Lieutenant. He joined the Navy as a volunteer on ''Saint-Michel'' in 1741, and became a Garde-Marine in 1745. He was promoted to Ensign in 1751. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1757. He was promoted to Captain in 1772. He took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778, where he commanded the 64-gun ''Indien''. He captained the 74-gun ''Conquérant'' as part of the Expédition Particulière. He took part in the Battle of Cape Henry on 16 March 1781, where ''Conquérant'' was especially exposed and sustained severe damage to her masts. He also took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782. La Grandière was admitted in the Society of the Cincinnati for his participation in the War of American Independence. He was promoted to Brigadier in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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