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Éléonor Jacques Marie Stanislas Perier de Salvert

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Eléonore Jacques Marie Stanislas de Perier de Salvert
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Born(1748-11-14)14 November 1748
Brest, France
DiedJune 20, 1783(1783-06-20) (aged 34–35)
off Cuddalore, India
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Service / branch French Navy
RankLieutenant de vaisseau in the French Navy

Éléonor Jacques Marie Stanislas de Perier de Salvert,[1] born on November 14, 1748 in Brest, France, and died on June 20, 1783 offCuddalore, India, was a lieutenant de vaisseau in the French Navy.[2]

Biography

He was the son of Antoine Alexis de Perier de Salvert and Angélique Aimée Rosalie de Laduz de Vieuxchamps. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 5 April 1762,[2] and was promoted to Lieutenant on 14 February 1778.[3]

In 1772, he was captain of the 4-gun cutter Furet.[4][5]

In 1776, he was at Isle de France (Mauritius).[6]

He served under Jean-Baptiste François Lollivier de Tronjoly on the 64-gun Brillant from 20 August to 3 September 1778, when he transferred to the frigate Pourvoyeuse as Saint-Orens' first officer. From 9 October to 9 December, he was in command of Enighed, a Danish prize that he brought to Port-Louis[2] Later, has was promoted to the command of the frigate Fine.[7]

On 14 July 1782, he was given command of the 54-gun Flamand, replacing Cuverville who had been promoted to Vengeur.[3][8]

He was killed in action at the Battle of Cuddalore on 20 June 1783,[9] by the first broadside fired by the British.[3][10][11]

References

  1. ^ Bulletin de la Société Académique de Brest (in French). Société académique de Brest. 1898. p. 169.: "Eléonore Jacques Marie Périer de Salvert, born in Brest on November 14 1748 of the marriage of Alexis Périer de Salvert, chef d'escadre des armées navales ... and Angélique de La Duz de Vieuxchant".
  2. ^ a b c Roussel & Forrer (2019), p. 112.
  3. ^ a b c Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 659.
  4. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 188.
  5. ^ Roche (2005), p. 216.
  6. ^ Fonds Marine, p. 204.
  7. ^ Cunat (1852), p. 105.
  8. ^ Cunat (1852), p. 180.
  9. ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 546.
  10. ^ Cunat (1852), p. 303.
  11. ^ Cunat (1852), p. 396.

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