In 1747, he accomplished his greatest feat at the Battle of Cape Finisterre along the Spanish coast of Galicia. In charge of escorting a merchant convoy to the West Indies with eight ships, he was attacked on 25 October by 14 British ships of Admiral Edward Hawke, and sustained more than seven hours of fierce combat. Six French vessels were captured, but the convoy was almost totally saved. He also managed to avoid being captured when his ship, Le Tonnant with (80 cannons) was partially disabled. His second in command, marquis de Vaudreuil, on the Intrépide (74 cannon vessel), turned around and traversed British lines, and towed the ship back to Brest during the night. He ended his career as chef d'escadre.
^Marquis de L'Estenduère, de L'Etenduère, de L'Etanduère ou de Létanduère, according to his domaine Les Herbiers, in Vendée.
January 24, 2023
henri, françois, herbiers, marquis, estenduère, henri, françois, herbiers, marquis, estenduère, born, angers, around, 1682, died, rochefort, march, 1750, navy, officer, aristocrat, france, coming, from, noble, family, from, poitou, began, navigational, trainin. Henri Francois des Herbiers Marquis de L Estenduere 1 was born in Angers around 1682 and died in Rochefort in March 1750 He was a Navy officer and aristocrat in France Coming from a noble family from Poitou he began his navigational training under the direction of his uncle and began his naval career at an early age in the Marine royale He distinguished himself for the first time during the War of the Spanish Succession near Velez Malaga and then at the Battle of Marbella before fighting as a privateer During the 1720s he undertook many voyages to New France and drew many marine maps of the Saint Lawrence river He took part in the wars of the Polish Succession and the War of the Spanish Succession Henri Francois des HerbiersBorn1682 1682 Angers FranceDiedMarch 1750 1750 03 00 aged 67 68 Rochefort FranceOther namesMarquis de l EstenduereOccupationChef d escadreIn 1747 he accomplished his greatest feat at the Battle of Cape Finisterre along the Spanish coast of Galicia In charge of escorting a merchant convoy to the West Indies with eight ships he was attacked on 25 October by 14 British ships of Admiral Edward Hawke and sustained more than seven hours of fierce combat Six French vessels were captured but the convoy was almost totally saved He also managed to avoid being captured when his ship Le Tonnant with 80 cannons was partially disabled His second in command marquis de Vaudreuil on the Intrepide 74 cannon vessel turned around and traversed British lines and towed the ship back to Brest during the night He ended his career as chef d escadre See also EditHistory of the French Navy Second Battle of Cape Finisterre 1747 References Edit Marquis de L Estenduere de L Etenduere de L Etanduere ou de Letanduere according to his domaine Les Herbiers in Vendee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henri Francois des Herbiers Marquis de l 27Estenduere amp oldid 1118320104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
