Vincent-Joseph-Marie de Proisy de Brison

Vincent-Joseph-Marie de Proisy de Brison^[1]^{[Note 1]} ( — Brest, 28 July 1779)^[4] was a French Navy officer. He notably served during the War of American Independence.

Biography[]

Proisy was born to the family of Jeanne-Marie-Françoise de Héron and of Alphonse de Proisy.^[4]^[5] His older brother, La Salle Proisy, also served in the Navy.^[6] Proisy joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 26 November 1745.^[6]

Proisy was promoted to Lieutenant on 17 April 1757.^[6] On 23 May 1758, he married Pélagie Gouyon.^[4] On 19 March 1763, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.^[4]

In 1765, he commanded the fluyt ,^[7]^[8] carrying wook from Pyrenees.^[8] In 1769, he commanded the 12-gun corvette between Saint -Domingue and Brest.^[9] In 1770, he sailed her to Guadeloupe.^[10]

Proisy was promoted to Captain on 24 March 1772.^[6] In 1778, Proisy captained the 64-gun Actionnaire, part of the White squadron under Orvilliers. He took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778.^[2]^[3]^[11]

Proisy retired from the Navy on 1 July 1779.^[6]

Sources and references[]

Notes

^ Also written "Proissy"^[2]^[3]

Citations

^ La Chenaye Desbois (1776), p. 550.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Troude (1867), p. 7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 615-617.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Goüyon, Mériadec. "des Rochettes". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ Goüyon & Boisnard (2007).
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 624.
^ Roche (2005), p. 208.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Archives nationales (2011), p. 170.
^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 181.
^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 183.
^ Chack (2001), p. 379.

References

Chack, Paul (2001). Marins à bataille (in French). 1. Paris: Le Gerfaut. ISBN 9782901196921. OCLC 552986998.
Goüyon, Mériadec; Boisnard, Luc (2007). Les Gouyon Matignon : huit siècles d'histoire, leurs juveigneurs, leurs alliances et leurs demeures (in French). Mayenne, France: Éditions régionales de l'Ouest. ISBN 978-2-85554-128-0. OCLC 799734837.
(1776). Dictionnaire de la noblesse ... de France (in French). 11. Antoine Boudet. OCLC 163129892.
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. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
Taillemite, Étienne (1982). Dictionnaire des Marins français. Paris: Éditions maritimes et d'Outre-Mer. ISBN 9782707000316. OCLC 239744936.
Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.

External links

Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[4] Also written "Proissy"^[2]^[3]

[FOOTNOTELa_Chenaye_Desbois1776550-1] La Chenaye Desbois (1776), p. 550.

[FOOTNOTETroude18677-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Troude (1867), p. 7.

[FOOTNOTELacour-Gayet1905615-617-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 615-617.

[gouyon-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Goüyon, Mériadec. "des Rochettes". Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[FOOTNOTEGoüyonBoisnard2007-6] Goüyon & Boisnard (2007).

[FOOTNOTELacour-Gayet1905624-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 624.

[FOOTNOTERoche2005208-8] Roche (2005), p. 208.

[FOOTNOTEArchives_nationales2011170-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b Archives nationales (2011), p. 170.

[FOOTNOTEArchives_nationales2011181-10] Archives nationales (2011), p. 181.

[FOOTNOTEArchives_nationales2011183-11] Archives nationales (2011), p. 183.

[FOOTNOTEChack2001379-12] Chack (2001), p. 379.

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