Antoine Pierre de Clavel (1734 in Toulon – 1797)[1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Biography
Clavel was born to the family of a Navy captain. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 6 July 1750, and had a brother also serving in the Navy.[2]
He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 May 1763, and to Captain on 4 April 1777.[2]
He commanded Scipion at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781,[3] and at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782.[4][Note 1]
He retired on 21 November 1785.[2]
Notes
Citations
- ^ "Portrait du Comte Antoine Pierre De Clavel, dit l'Aîné, huile/toile, XVI". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 649.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 648.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 140.
- ^ Contenson (1934), p. 159.
References
- 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 (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.