Antoine Pierre de Clavel

Antoine Pierre de Clavel
Born1734
Toulouse, France
Died1797
Service / branchFrench Navy
Rankcaptain
Battles / warsWar of American Independence
Battle of the Chesapeake
Battle of the Saintes

Antoine Pierre de Clavel (1734 in Toulon – 1797)[1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Biography

Clavel was born to the family of a Navy captain. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 6 July 1750, and had a brother also serving in the Navy.[2]

He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 May 1763, and to Captain on 4 April 1777.[2]

He commanded Scipion at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781,[3] and at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782.[4][Note 1]

He retired on 21 November 1785.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Contenson that Clavel retired on 24 November 1781; that seems to be incorrect. He also mixes Claval the Elder (Comte de Clavel) and Clavel the Younger (Chevalier de Clavel). Antoine Pierre de Clavel was the Elder. [5]

Citations

  1. ^ "Portrait du Comte Antoine Pierre De Clavel, dit l'Aîné, huile/toile, XVI". Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 649.
  3. ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 648.
  4. ^ Troude (1867), p. 140.
  5. ^ Contenson (1934), p. 159.

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