Pierre_de_Moriès-Castellet
Pierre de Cheylan de Moriès du Castellet (Moriez, 3 August 1719 — Pisa, 25 November 1794)[1][2] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.[3]
Pierre de Moriès-Castellet | |
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| Born | 3 April 1719  Moriez |
| Died | 25 November 1794 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Officer of the French Navy |
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| Rank | Gardes de la Marine (1735–), ensign (1743–), lieutenant de vaisseau (1754–), capitaine de vaisseau (1762–), Chef d'escadre (1778–) |
Moriès-Castellet was born to the family of Françoise d’Arbaud de Châteauvieux and François de Cheylan du Castelet Moriès,[1] from Fréjus. He was brother to Jean-Baptiste de Moriès de Castellet,[4][3] and nephew to Jean-Baptiste de Glandevès du Castellet.[2]
Moriès-Castellet joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 6 July 1735.[2] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 23 May 1754.[2]
In 1758,[1] he was given command of the 26-gun frigate Oiseau.[5] In September 1759,[6] he captured the British merchantman Prince of Wales,[7] and brought her back to Toulon.[6] In 1760,[1] he transferred to 32-gun Chimère,[8] before returning to Oiseau from 1761 to 1762.[1] He cruised off the coast of Spain and to Malta.[9]
On 15 January 1762, he was promoted to Captain,[2] and he took command of the 50-gun Fier.[9]
On 19 March 1765, he married Cécile de Glandevès.[1] In 1770, he served as flag captain on Provence,[1] in a three-ship squadron under Rafélis de Broves that departed Toulon on 16 May, bound for Tunisia, where it blockaded the harbours of Sousse and Bizerte. Moriès-Castellet took part in the bombardment of the cities in late June.[10][11]
In 1774, he was given command of the 32-gun Atalante.[1]
He was promoted to Chef d'escadre on 1 June 1778.[2] That same year, he captained the 74-gun Hector in the squadron under Estaing.[12][13] He took part in the Battle of Rhode Island, n the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, and in the Siege of Savannah.[3]
Notes
References
- Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 612.
- Contenson (1934), p. 233.
- Contenson (1934), p. 151.
- Archives nationales (2011), p. 154.
- Roche (2005), p. 332.
- Archives nationales (2011), p. 156.
- Archives nationales (2011), p. 153.
- Archives nationales (2011), p. 163.
- Coustillière, Jean-François. "LE BOMBARDEMENT DE PORTO FARINA ET DE BIZERTE". Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Coustillière, Jean-François. "LE BOMBARDEMENT DE PORTO FARINA ET DE BIZERTE". Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- Archives nationales (2011), p. 262.
- Archives nationales (2011), p. 267.
Bibliography
- 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 (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. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. 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
- Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- Rouxel, Jean-Christophe. "Pierre CHEYLAN de MORIES du CASTELET". Parcours de vie dans la Royale. Retrieved 27 May 2020.