Claude-François Renart d'Amblimont
Claude-Marguerite Renart de Fuchsamberg d'Amblimont (Rochefort, 1736 — Conde de Regla, Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797)[1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Claude-François Renart d'Amblimont | |
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| Born | 8 November 1736 Rochefort |
| Died | 14 February 1797 (aged 60) Cape St. Vincent |
| Occupation | Naval officer |
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| Rank | contre-amiral |
Biography edit
Amblimont was born to the family of Chef d'Escadre Claude-Thomas Renart d'Amblimont, and was the grandchild on Thomas-Claude Renart de Fuchsamberg Amblimont.[2] He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in on 20 December 1751.[1][3]
He was promoted to Ensign in 1754, and to Lieutenant in 1760.[1]
In 1770, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.[1]
On 18 February 1772,[3] he was promoted to Captain.[1] In 1776, he was in command of the frigate Diligente, taking part in the exercises of the Escadre d'évolution.[3][4]
He captained the 64-gun Vengeur in October 1778 when she and the frigate Belle Poule captured the privateer St Peters. [5][1]
In 1757, he fought to repel the Louisbourg Expedition. [2]
He invented a new type of Capstan. [6]
In 1779, he was promoted to Brigadier.[1] In 1781, he was given command of the 74-gun Hercule,[7] part of the squadron under Guichen and Orvilliers. He took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780.[8] Later, he transferred on Brave. He took part in Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, where he was taken prisoner by the British. [2]
On 20 August 1784,[3] he was promoted to Chef d'Escadre. In 1788, he authored Tactique Navale, a well-received book on naval tactics.[2] He was promoted to Contre-amiral on 1 January 1792.[1]
Amblimont then joined the Spanish Navy. He was given command of a division, with his flag on Conde de Regla. He was killed by a cannonball at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797.[1][2]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Contenson (1934), p. 130.
- ^ a b c d e Vergé-Franceschi (2002), p. 45.
- ^ a b c d Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 608.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 152.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 458.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 80.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 640.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 71.
References edit
- Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 28. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
- Vergé-Franceschi, Michel (2002). Dictionnaire d'Histoire maritime. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-08751-8.