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Charles des Herbiers (Seigneur de la Raslière)


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1.10.1700 - Rochefort ref:631
Baptism1.10.1700 - Rochefort ref:631
First Known Service1716ref:673
A.K.A.des Herbiers de La Ralièreref:673
Fatherref:631
Wifehis cousin Marie Olive des Herbiers , daugther of Henri François - Married 12.3.1740 - or 14 , Église Saint Louis, Rochefort ref:673
Sonref:631
Uncleref:673
Last Known Service1751ref:673
Date of Death18.4.1752 - Rochefort ref:673
Burial18.4.1752 - Rochefort ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
  Appointed Seigneur de la Raslièreref:631
1716 Garde de la Marineref:673
1719 
Le Chameau (40) 1718-1725
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Flûte
, Garde de la Marine
ref:673
17211725Several embarkations to New France on ships commanded by his uncle ( Portefaix and Dromadaire , no years) .He draws maps of Louisbourg and Ile Royale and performs hydrographic surveys of the St. Lawrence .ref:673
1727 Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673
17281729He was assigned to the Navy Troops .ref:673
1738 Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673
17381739He was assigned to the Navy Troops at Port Louis (Lorient ) .ref:673
1742 Appointed Chevalier l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louisref:673
17421745He commanded the Naval Artillery in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession .ref:673
1748 Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673
18.10.17481751Appointed Gouverneur at Île Royale

( aka Commissaire du Roi ) after the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle : end of 1748 , no date

FWIKI
7.1749 He negotiates the withdrawal of English Troops from Cap Breton with Colonel Peregrine Thomas Hopson .ref:673
7.17491751Colony Commander He was actively involved in reestablishing and strengthening the colony , a strategic base against British Forces in Nova Scotia .He made an inventory of unclaimed properties with a view to granting them to new occupants .He undertook the repair of the fortifications reduced to ruin during the siege of 1745 .He sent a garrison to Port la Joie and St. John's Island .The latter's population rose from 735 in 1749 to over 2200 in 1752 .He revived the fishing industry and trade with other American colonies including New England . He showed diplomacy but firmness vis-à-vis the English , not hesitating to seize ships , which complained about "those foolish French governors of America" (Duke of Newcastel) .The Court was delighted with the conduct of Herbiers .ref:673
10.175118.4.1752He joined France in October 1751 and died a few months later .ref:673

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