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Claude Élisée de Court de La Bruyère


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth15.2.1666 - Pont-de-Vaux , Ainref:673
First Known Service8.1.1684ref:673
FatherCharles de Saumaiseref:673
Last Known Service19.8.1752ref:673
Date of Death19.8.1752 - Gournay-sur-Marne , Seine-Saint-Denisref:673

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
8.1.1684 Garde de la Marineref:673
1685 
Vaillant (52) 1671-1691
French 52 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Vaillant"
, Garde de la Marineyear ?? , after attack Tripoli in 1685 , campaign
ref:673
21.9.1686 Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673
16871688He stays in Rome , ensuring the protection of the Ambassador of France .ref:673
1.1.1689 Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673
10.7.16901693
Le Parfait (64) 1671-1699
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau
ref:673
1693 
L'Agréable (62) 1671-1717
French 62 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau
ref:673
1694 He commands the "Portefaix" in the squadron commanded by Jean BART and takes part in the victory won on 8 Dutch vessels off Texel and in the rescue of the convoy of 110 merchant ships carrying reserves of wheat, destined for France in famine .ref:673
1695 
Le Milford (32) 1693-1703
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
ref:673
1.9.1695 Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673
1696 
Le Stadenland (48) 1694-1702
French 48 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
ref:673
1697 , Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officerref:673
16981701Campaign to Constantinople and Levant on board of the "Bizarre" : no year , between 1798 and 1701ref:673
170223.10.1702, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officerref:673
12.10.1702 Battle of Vigo 
1704 
Le Foudroyant (104) 1693-1713
French 104 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
ref:673
13.8.1704 Battle of Malaga 
17061707
Le Parfait (76) 1701-1726
French 76 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
ref:673
29.7.170722.8.1707Battle of Toulon 
1708 Appointed Commandant de la Marine at Boulogne-sur-Merref:673
1710 Quit the active Service .ref:673
5.8.1715 Chef d'Escadreref:673
27.3.1728 Lieutenant-Général des Armées Navalesref:673
1741 He was recalled after nearly thirty years of inactivity, and took command of the Mediterranean Squadron.ref:673
1744 
Le Terrible (78) 1739-1747
French 78 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Lieutenant-Général des Armées Navales,
FWIKI
8.2.1744 On February 8, 1744, he sailed from Toulon (then subject to the British blockade) aboard the "Terrible" of 74 guns in the company of the Spanish Admiral Don Navarro .On February 22, the Franco-Spanish fleet engages in combat, known as the Battle of Cape Sicié , and, although outnumbered, it defeats the British Fleet.He brought the Spanish Squadron back to its ports.ref:673
10.2.1743/4411.2.1743/44Commander-in-Chief at the Battle of Toulon 
10.2.1743/4411.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon 
2.2.175019.8.1752Appointed Vice-Amiral du Ponantref:673
28.2.1750 Appointed Grand Cross l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louisref:673

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