Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen

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Luc Urbain du Bouexic, comte de Guichen (1712–1790); posthumous portrait by
Lieutenant général des armées navales
Battles/wars
Awards Order of Saint Louis
Order of the Holy Spirit

Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen (June 21, 1712,

American War of Independence.[1]

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

Dubois de La Motte, on the 70-gun Héros. In 1775 he was appointed to the frigate Terpsichore, attached to the Escadre d'évolution. He was promoted to Captain in May 1756.[1]

The year after, he was promoted to

First Battle of Ushant

After France entered the

Lieutenant Général des Armées navales, As such he commanded the French van in the Combined fleet of Orvillers and Córdoba from June to September.[1]

Battle of Martinique

Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen (1712–1790).

In January 1780, Guichen was sent to the

Rodney, leading to the Battle of Martinique.[1] During the engagement, both Rodney's Sandwich and Guichen's Couronne were temporarily cut off from their respective fleets and had to bear the brunt of the battle.[1]

Auguste Louis de Rossel de Cercy
(1736–1804).

Two inconclusive actions followed on 15 May and 19 May 1780.[1]

With the

Cadiz in September with a convoy of 95 merchantmen. Guichen's second-in-command, Sade de Vaudronne, died at sea as the fleet arrived.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hannay 1911, p. 686.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2020-12-14.

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