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Henri Jean Baptiste de Pontevès-Gien


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth15.3.1738 - Aix-en-Provence ref:631
First Known Service1754ref:631
Father-in-Lawref:631
WifeMarie Thérèse Pauline Bigotref:631
Nephew
François Elzéar de Pontevès-GienFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1764-1848
ref:631
Last Known Service1784ref:631
Date of Death23.7.1790 - Martinique ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1754 Garde de la Marineref:631
1756 
Le Fier (50) 1745-1782
French 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
, Garde de la Marine
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20.5.1756 Battle of Minorca 
1766 On the "Seduisant " , Campaign in the Levant .ref:631
1769 Campaign to Martinique .ref:631
1775 On the "Oiseau" then the "Intrépide" .ref:631
1779 d'Estaing's Squadron : fighting Grenada , Savannah.ref:631
1779 
La Résolue (32) 1778-1798
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
ref:631
1780 Guichen's Squadron (against Rodney's English). Commands the "Alcide" in 1780 .ref:631
1784 Major de la Marineref:631
178823.7.1790
L'Illustre (74) 1781-1794
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
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ref:631Geneanet Web Site
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