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Robert Sutton de Clonard (Chevalier de Clonard)


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor, Merchant Sailor 
Date of Birth11.8.1751 - Wexford ref:631
First Known Service1768ref:631
Father
Thomas Sutton de Clonard (1st Comte de Clonard)French
Administrator
Merchant Sailor
Service 1765-1768
ref:631
Uncle
Thomas de ClonardFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1779
ref:631
Brother
Sutton de ClonardFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1779
ref:631
Last Known Serviceaft.11.3.1788ref:631
Date of Death3.1788 - Vanikoro , Polynésie-Françaiseref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
  Appointed Chevalier de Clonardref:631
1774 While Lapérouse , aboard the "Seine" , was defending the besieged Mahé , Clonard commanded a small vessel equipped with a single cannon and ran to attack the enemy entrenchments "within musket range" , in the action , he is slightly injured .ref:631
16.3.1775 Still in India , he fiercely and successfully defended a small fort that Repentigny , commander in Mahé , entrusted to him .ref:631
8.12.1777 Appointed Chevalier l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louisref:631
1779 Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631
5.178013.8.1780
L'Artois (40) 1780-1780
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
E-WIKI
1781 
Le Glorieux (74) 1756-1782
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau
ref:631
29.4.178130.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal 
12.9.17811.1782
La Diligente (26) 1761-1782
French 26 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer
ref:631
1783 Appointed Chevalier de la Société des Cincinnati de Franceref:631
1785 he was appointed to assume the task of fitting out and stowing the "Boussole" until the arrival of Lapérouse in Brest .ref:631
29.4.1785aft.11.3.1788
Le Portefaix (18) 1782-1788
French 18 Gun
Unrated Flûte
1785 Renamed "Astrolabe"
1785 Renamed "Boussole"
, Lieutenant de Vaisseau , Capitaine en Second
ref:631
1787 Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

Notes on Officer


Ships no date before 1779ref:631

on board the ships of the Company which he first served , the "Laverdy" and "the Duc-de-Praslin" .



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
E-WIKIWikipediaVarious, Web Site
ref:631Geneanet Web Site
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