Louis-Hyacinte de Cavelier de Cuverville
Louis-Hyacinte de Cavelier de Cuverville | |
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Born | 1740 ![]() Château de Cuverville ![]() |
Died | 1819 ![]() Quintin ![]() |
Occupation | Officer of the French Navy ![]() |
Awards | |
Rank | contre-amiral (1814–), ensign (1761–), lieutenant de vaisseau (1774–), capitaine de vaisseau (1781–) ![]() |
Louis-Hyacinte de Cavelier, chevalier de Cuverville (Château de Cuverville, near Le Havre, 1740 — Quintin, 1819)[1] was a French Navy officer.
Biography
Cuverville was born to an aristocratic family. He joined the Navy in 1755, was promoted to Ensign in 1761 and to Lieutenant in 1774.[1]
In 1778, he captained the frigate Inconstante.[2]
Cuverville served in the Indian Ocean under Rear-Admiral
At the Battle of Negapatam, on 6 July 1782, he engaged the much stronger HMS Hero.[4]
In July 1782, in the wake of the Battle of Negapatam, Suffren appointed Cuverville to the 64-gun Vengeur in replacement of her former captain, Forbin. Lieutenant Éléonor Jacques Marie Stanislas Perier de Salvert replaced Cuverville on Flamand.[5] Cuverville then captained Vengeur during the Battle of Trincomalee between 25 August and 3 September 1782, and during the Battle of Cuddalore on 20 June 1783.[1]
After the war, he was amongst the captains that Suffren recommended for promotion[6][Note 1] He received a 600-livre pension in recognition of his service.[7]
In 1791, he briefly commanded a squadron in Brest, before fleeing to Essen.[1]
At the Bourbon Restauration, he was made an honorary Rear-Admiral. He died in Quintin in 1819.[1]
Sources and references
Notes
- La Règle.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Levot (1866), p. 468—469.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 254.
- ^ Cunat (1852), p. 112.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 202.
- ^ Cunat (1852), p. 180.
- ^ a b Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 550.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 660.
Bibliography
- Cunat, Charles (1852). Histoire du Bailli de Suffren. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. p. 447.
- Lacour-Gayet, G. (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XV. Paris: Honoré Champion.
- Levot, Prosper (1866). Les gloires maritimes de la France: notices biographiques sur les plus célèbres marins (in French). Bertrand.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 138. OCLC 165892922.