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Pierre Paul de Mordant (Sieur d'Héricourt)


NationalityFrench 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth8.5.1670ref:631
First Known Service1692ref:631
WifeFrançoise d'Espinchal de Massiac - Married 11.11.1701, Brest ref:631
Brother-in-law
Claude Louis d'Espinchal (1st Marquis de Massiac)French
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1702-1770
ref:631
Last Known Service1.1712ref:631
Date of Death1.1712 - at sea in the wreck of "Magnanime"ref:631

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
  Appointed Sieur d'Héricourtref:631
16922.6.1692
Le Soleil Royal (108) 1669-1692
French 108 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, Garde de la Marine
ref:631
19.5.1692 Battle of Barfleur 
19.5.16922.6.1692He was wounded in the hip by a cannon shot during the Battle of Barfleur in 1692 and soon after attended the Battle of La Hougue .ref:631
1.6.16922.6.1692Action at Cherbourg 
1694 
L'Heureux (68) 1690-1710
French 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Garde de la Marine
ref:631
1696 Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631
1703 
Le Vermandois (60) 1684-1721
French 60 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Enseigne de Vaisseau
ref:631
1704 
L'Henri (70) 1688-1735
French 70 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Enseigne de Vaisseau
ref:631
13.8.1704 Battle of Malaga 
17071708, Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631
17111.1712
Le Magnanime (72/64) 1706-1712
French 72/64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Enseigne de Vaisseau
ref:631

Notes on Officer


Rank no dateref:631

Received (thanks to the kindness of his relative, Admiral de Tourville ) in the company of the Garde de Marine in Brest



Sources


IDNameAuthorType
ref:631Geneanet Web Site
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