Henri-Louis de Boulainvilliers de Croy

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Henri-Louis de Boulainvilliers de Croy
OccupationOfficer of the French Navy Edit this on Wikidata
RankGardes de la Marine (1735–), lieutenant de vaisseau (1751–), capitaine de vaisseau (1757–), Chef d'escadre (1780–) Edit this on Wikidata

Henri-Louis de Boulainvilliers de Croy[Note 1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.[2]

Biography[]

Boulainvilliers was born to a noble family from Brest.[1] His father was a Navy captain.[2] His son, , was also a Navy officer and later a Chouan insurgent.[1]

Boulainvilliers joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1735. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1751, and to Captain in 1757.[2]

He commanded the Languedoc[3] as flag captain to Estaing.[4] He took part in the Battle of Rhode Island,[5] the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779,[6] and in the Siege of Savannah.[2]

Boulainvilliers' superiors saw him as having reach the limits of his abilities, and advised against his promotion to a general officer position.[Note 2] Boulainvilliers was promoted to Chef d'escadre on 5 May 1780, and was retired from the Navy on 13, a week later.[7]

Sources and references[]

Notes

  1. ^ Also written "Croÿ".[1]
  2. ^ On in 1776 list of captains, Boulainvilliers is noted as "merely a good subordinate. Has long and well served as such, but would not be fit to command a squadron". Estaing noted "If he did little, because he would not be able of more, he behaved as a good man and did his best".[7]

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gélis (2010), p. 153.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Contenson (1934), p. 145.
  3. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 267.
  4. ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 230.
  5. ^ Troude (1867), p. 12.
  6. ^ Troude (1867), p. 39.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 631.

Bibliography

  • Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
  • (2010). "Joseph de Boulainvilliers, premier général des chouans du Morbihan" (PDF). Mémoires de la société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Bretagne. Rennes: Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Bretagne (LXXXVIII): 153–170. OCLC 869411366.
  • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.

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