Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen
Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen | |
---|---|
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Order of Saint Louis Order of the Holy Spirit |
Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen (June 21, 1712,
Biography
Guichen joined the Navy in 1730 as a
In 1748, Guichen fought five battles against superior British forces, while a convoy escorting from the Caribbean back to France. He was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis that same year.
In 1755, he participated in the abortive relief expedition to
The year after, he was promoted to
First Battle of Ushant
After France entered the
Battle of Martinique
In January 1780, Guichen was sent to the
Two inconclusive actions followed on 15 May and 19 May 1780.[1]
With the
1781 action in the Bay of Biscay
In December 1781, Guichen was tasked to carry stores and reinforcements to the West Indies. On 12 December, British Admiral
Legacy
Guichen Bay in South Australia and the French ship Guichen of the First World War were named after him.[2]
In 1785, Guichen was elected an international member of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.[3]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hannay 1911, p. 686.
- ^ "Property Location Browser (search for 'Guichen Bay')". Department of Transport Planning and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
References
- public domain: Hannay, David (1911). "Guichen, Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, Comte de". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 686, 687. Endnotes: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- Chevalier, Louis-Édouard (1877). Histoire de Ia marine française pendant la guerre de l'indépendence américaine. Paris: Librairie Hachette.
- Vicomte de Noailles (1903). Marins et soldats français en Amérique. Paris, Perrin.
- ISBN 2-84734-008-4.