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

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

Sources and references

References

  1. Annexe 2. Biographie de Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin, seigneur de Lanuguy. 28 November 2019. pp. 245–261. ISBN 9782271130426. Retrieved 24 April 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. 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.
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