François-Louis de Brach
François-Louis de Brach | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | France |
| Service | Navy |
| Rank | Lieutenant-colonel |
| Commands | Magnifique |
| Battles / wars | War of American Independence |
François-Louis de Brach was a French Navy officer. He notably served during the War of American Independence.[1]
Biography
[edit]Brach joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 24 May 1757. He was promoted to lieutenant on 14 February 1778.[1]
Brach captained the 74-gun Magnifique at the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778.[2] After the battle, he was one of the captains whom Orvilliers praised for their conduct.[3]
In the evening of 9 June 1779, Brach departed Martinique, leading a division comprising the 64-gun Vengeur, the 50-gun Sagittaire, and the frigates Chimère and Aimable, as a diversion to distract the British from another division, under Du Rumain, tasked with the capture of Saint Vincent.[4]
Brach captained Magnifique at the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779,[5] and at the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780.[6]
He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 15 September 1782.[1]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 674.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 7.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 133.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 197.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 39.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 71.
References
[edit]- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. Roche. p. 48. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.
External links
[edit]- Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.