Maurice Jean Marie Boudin de Launay de Tromelin
Maurice Jean Marie Boudin de Launay de Tromelin (Morlaix, 21 February 1740 – 1825)[1] was a French Navy officer.
Biography
[edit]Born to Marie-Françoise Le Diouguel de Penanru and Jacques Boudin de Tromelin, Tromelin-Lanuguy joined the Navy in 1756.[1]
He served as first officer on Ardent under Charles de Bernard de Marigny,[2] taking part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781. This earned him status as a founding member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He was also a member of the Académie de Marine.[1]
In 1792, during the French Revolution, he emigrated to England and joined the Armée des Princes.[1]
At the Bourbon Restauration, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis. He eventually retired with the rank of Rear-Admiral.[1]
See also
[edit]- Bernard-Marie Boudin de Tromelin (1735–1815), brother to Tromelin-Launay
- Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin de La Nuguy (1751–1798), brother to Tromelin-Launay
Sources and references
[edit]References
- ^ a b c d e Annexe 2. Biographie de Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin, seigneur de Lanuguy. CNRS Alpha. CNRS Éditions. 28 November 2019. pp. 245–261. ISBN 9782271130426. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Roche (2005), p. 47.
Bibliography
- 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.