Claude-François Renart d'Amblimont
Born8 November 1736 Edit this on Wikidata
Rochefort Edit this on Wikidata
Died14 February 1797 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 60)
Cape St. Vincent Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationNaval officer Edit this on Wikidata
Parent(s)
  • Claude-Thomas Renart de Fuchsamberg Edit this on Wikidata
Rankcontre-amiral Edit this on Wikidata

Claude-Marguerite Renart de Fuchsamberg d'Amblimont (Rochefort, 1736 — Conde de Regla, Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797)[1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Biography

Amblimont was born to the family of Chef d'Escadre Claude-Thomas Renart d'Amblimont, and was the grandchild on Thomas-Claude Renart de Fuchsamberg Amblimont.[2] He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in on 20 December 1751.[1][3]

He was promoted to Ensign in 1754, and to Lieutenant in 1760.[1]

In 1770, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.[1]

On 18 February 1772,[3] he was promoted to Captain.[1] In 1776, he was in command of the frigate Diligente, taking part in the exercises of the Escadre d'évolution.[3][4]

He captained the 64-gun Vengeur in October 1778 when she and the frigate Belle Poule captured the privateer St Peters. [5][1]

In 1757, he fought to repel the Louisbourg Expedition. [2]

He invented a new type of Capstan. [6]

In 1779, he was promoted to Brigadier.[1] In 1781, he was given command of the 74-gun Hercule,[7] part of the squadron under Guichen and Orvilliers. He took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780.[8] Later, he transferred on Brave. He took part in Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, where he was taken prisoner by the British. [2]

On 20 August 1784,[3] he was promoted to Chef d'Escadre. In 1788, he authored Tactique Navale, a well-received book on naval tactics.[2] He was promoted to Contre-amiral on 1 January 1792.[1]

Amblimont then joined the Spanish Navy. He was given command of a division, with his flag on Conde de Regla. He was killed by a cannonball at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797.[1][2]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Contenson (1934), p. 130.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Vergé-Franceschi (2002), p. 45.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 608.
  4. ↑ Roche (2005), p. 152.
  5. ↑ Roche (2005), p. 458.
  6. ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 80.
  7. ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 640.
  8. ↑ Troude (1867), p. 71.

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 (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 28. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
  • Vergé-Franceschi, Michel (2002). Dictionnaire d'Histoire maritime. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-08751-8.
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