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| Date from | Date to | Event | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointed Chevalier de Ordre Royal de la Légion d'Honneur | ref:673 | |||
| c.1761 | He studied general and spent five years in England , at the secretariat of the Duke of Nivernais , Ambassador of France . | ref:673 | ||
| 12.1765 | 1766 | He entered service in Saint-Domingue , in charge of the administration of the establishment of the St Nicolas mole , by certificate of the Count d'Estaing , Governor, and of Magon , Intendant .It draws a map of the interior route of the island , a plan of Saint-Domingue and a map of the surroundings of Môle St Nicolas . In the end of 1766 , he returned to France , embarked in the Estaing Squadron . | ref:673 | |
| 1.2.1766 | Appointed Elève Commissaire de la Marine at Toulon at the date of his recruitment in Saint-Domingue | ref:673 | ||
| 1767 | La Pléiade (32)
1755-1786 , EcrivainFrench 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ref:673 | ||
| 1769 | Rencontre (64)
1760-1770 , EcrivainFrench 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1762 Renamed "Rencontre" | ref:673 | ||
| 1.2.1770 | Appointed Sous-Commissaire de la Marine | ref:673 | ||
| 1773 | Le Languedoc (80)
1766-1799 , Commissaire de la MarineFrench 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1794 Renamed "Antifédéraliste" 1795 Renamed "Victoire" | ref:673 | ||
| 25.4.1774 | He was appointed , to assist Brun de Ste Catherine , "Commissaire Ordonnateur" in charge of the management of the Toulon School for Students. | ref:673 | ||
| aft.25.4.1774 | He was then sent abroad to visit the main ports of Europe , England , Sweden and Russia in particular .This is to verify and complete a French-English Dictionary of Navy terms and phrases , and to learn about naval ammunition from northern countries .At the end of 1774 he was in London . | ref:673 | ||
| 5.1775 | In Russia for two months , then in Sweden where he visited Stockholm then Gothenburg , and finally London again .On his return, he wrote a memoir on naval ammunition in the Baltic Countries , intended for the Minister of the Navy .His work is behind the Minister’s decision to send naval officers and engineers there to provide a better choice and cheaper naval ammunition . | ref:673 | ||
| 1.1777 | Appointed Commissaire Ordinaire des Ports et Arsenaux at Toulon in charge of construction sites and workshops . | ref:673 | ||
| 1780 | Appointed Commissaire-Ordonnateur de la Marine at Grenada | ref:673 | ||
| 1782 | Appointed Commissaire-Ordonnateur de la Marine of Démérary (English Guiana), Berbice and Esséquibo in Dutch Guiana , taken by Kersaint . | ref:673 | ||
| 1785 | 1788 | Appointed Commissaire Général Ordonnateur de la Marine at Cayenne acting as "Intendant" and "President of the Conseil Supérieur" | ref:673 | |
| 1789 | Back in France , he is assigned to the Ministry of the Navy .He made a trip to England with the engineer Forfait , the future Minister of the Navy .He wrote a dissertation "Views for the improvement of constructions , on marine timber and on workshop practices" . Another , "Treaty of rigging of vessels" . | ref:673 | ||
| 1790 | Appointed Adjoint au Comité de Marine de l’Assemblée Constituante | ref:673 | ||
| 1791 | 22.8.1793 | Appointed Commissaire Civil at Indian Ocean for the French Establishments located beyond the Cape of Good Hope : Ile de France , Madagascar and Seychelles | ref:673 | |
| 1792 | La Fidèle (32)
1789-1802 , as a passengerFrench 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ref:673 | ||
| 22.8.1793 | 1797 | Taken Prisoner by the English during the Capitulation of Pondicherry .He remained in captivity until 1797 . | ref:673 | |
| 1797 | Back in Paris , he was in charge , as head of office , of the colonies division at the Ministry of the Navy . | ref:673 | ||
| 18.1.1798 | Appointed Ordonnateur de Première Classe de la Marine responsible for the Maritime District of the Islands (Corfu , Zakynthos , Kefalonia , Malta). | ref:673 | ||
| 1799 | 24.1.1803 | Appointed Membre Associé non résidant de la Classe des Sciences Morales et Politiques , Institut de France | ref:673 | |
| 12.1799 | He was promoted Maritime Prefect in Saint-Domingue then in the Orient (Levant) , but could not join his posts because of the English Blockade . | ref:673 | ||
| 1801 | 1804 | Appointed Préfet Maritime at Guadeloupe | ref:673 | |
| 1803 | 1816 | Appointed Membre Correspondant de la Classe des Sciences , Institut de France | ref:673 | |
| 1806 | Appointed Conseiller d'Etat at Genoa in extraordinary service | ref:673 | ||
| 8.1808 | 10.1811 | Appointed Préfet Maritime at Le Havre Maritime Prefects of the Channel and the North Sea but firstly fixed at the port of Le Havre , before 1813 . | FWIKI | |
| 1809 | Appointed Baron de l'Empire | ref:673 | ||
| 1811 | 1815 | Appointed Consul Général de France at United States Captured by the English on returning to his post , he escaped and returned in 1815 . | ref:673 | |
| 1816 | Sick leave . | ref:673 | ||
| 1816 | 1822 | Appointed Membre Correspondant de l'Académie Royale des Sciences | ref:673 | |
| 1818 | Retired | ref:673 |
Very many publications . Author of books on cartography and hydrography .