Laurent-Emmanuel de Renaud d'Aleins
Laurent-Emmanuel de Renaud d'Aleins[Note 1] (Alleins, 12 July 1739 — )[2] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Biography
[edit]Aleins was born to a noble family of Salon de Provence. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1750. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1764 and to Captain in 1777. [3]
Aleins captained the 74-gun Hector at the Battle of Fort Royal on 29 April 1781[4][5] and at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781. He took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782 as captain of the 74-gun Neptune.[3]
He served as Albert de Rions' flag captain during the naval review held for Louis XVI in Cherbourg in 1786. That same year, he was promoted to Chef de Division.[3]
Sources and references
[edit]Notes
Citations
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 589.
- ^ "MARINE. Laurent de RENAUD D'ALLEINS (1739-?)..." Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Contenson (1934), p. 251.
- ^ Kerguelen (1796), p. 182-183.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 100—101.
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 (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
- Kerguelen, Yves-Joseph (1796). Relation des combats et des évènements de la guerre maritime de 1778 entre la France et l'Angleterre (in French). Imprimerie de Patris.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.
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