The Chevalier de Brun de Boades ( — 7 September 1781 ) was a French Navy officer. He served in the

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Biography

Brun de Boades was born to the family of a Council of the Parliament of Provence. His uncle, Jean de Brun de Boades, also served in the Navy, reaching the rank of

Chef d'Escadre ''Chef d'escadre'' (; literally " squadron commander") was a rank in the French Navy during the Ancien Régime and until the French Revolution. The rank was changed to '' contre-amiral'' by a law passed on 15 May 1791. History The first chefs ...

. Boades joined the Navy as

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on 2 April 1748, and was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 January 1762. He was promoted to Captain on 4 April 1777. In 1778, he captained the frigate ''Magicienne''. In 1780, Boades captained the 64-gun ''Triton'' in the squadron under Guichen. He died on 7 September 1781 of wounds sustained at the

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