Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly
Born6 October 1725 Edit this on Wikidata
Died23 March 1803 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 77)
Awards
  • Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis Edit this on Wikidata
RankChef d'escadre (1784–) Edit this on Wikidata

Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly (Saint-Domingue[1] — ) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Biography

Mithon de Genouilly was born in the family of the Intendant of Toulon. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 14 December 1743.[1] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 May 1756. [1]

He was promoted to Captain on 18 February 1772.[1]

Genouilly captained the 60-gun Saint Michel at the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778.[2]

In 1779, Mithon de Genouilly commanded the 70-gun Dauphin Royal, part of a division under De Grasse sent to reinforce the French squadron off America under Estaing.[3]

In 1782, he commanded the 74-gun Magnifique, before transferring to Couronne.[4] On Couronne, he took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782.[5][6][7]

He was promoted to Chef d'Escadre on 20 August 1784.[1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 621.
  2. ↑ Troude (1867), p. 7.
  3. ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 636.
  4. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 318.
  5. ↑ Troude (1867), p. 140.
  6. ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 648.
  7. ↑ Contenson (1934), p. 227.

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.
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
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