Jacques-Marie Cramezel de Kerhué
Jacques-Marie Cramezel de Kerhué [1] (died 1795) was a French Navy officer. He took part in the exploration voyages of Bougainville, fought in the War of American Independence, and took part in the British-backed Royalist insurgency against the Republic during the French Revolution.
Biography
[edit]Kerhué joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 19 August 1757. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 14 February 1778, and to Major de vaisseau on 1 May 1786. [2]
He took part in the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758.[3] In 1765, he was appointed to the 20-gun corvette Étourdie for a cruise at Saint Pierre Island.[4] He took part in the exploration voyage of Bougainville.[5]
In 1778, he was first officer on the 32-gun frigate Fortunée, part of the fleet under Admiral d'Orvilliers.[6]
At the French Revolution, he became an émigré, and took part in the Invasion of France in 1795. He was killed in June.[2]
Sources and references
[edit]Notes
References
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 670.
- ^ a b Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 627.
- ^ Dunmore (2005), p. 273.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 187.
- ^ Unnumbered page in Bougainville, by Taillemite, eBook edition
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 618.
Bibliography
- Dunmore, John (2005). Storms and Dreams: Louis de Bougainville : Soldier, Explorer, Statesman. Exisle Publishing. ISBN 9780908988570.
- Lacour-Gayet, G. (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XV. Paris: Honoré Champion.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Taillemite, Étienne (2011). Bougainville. Perrin. ISBN 9782262022211. OCLC 767578875.