Étienne-Joseph de Saint-Germain d'Apchon
Born1724 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationOfficer of the French Navy Edit this on Wikidata

Étienne-Joseph de Saint-Germain d'Apchon[Note 1] (1724 — ) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence, and became a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.[2]

Biography

Apchon was born to a family from Forez.[2]

He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1740, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1756.[2]

He captained the 24-gun frigate Gracieuse in the squadron under Du Chaffault[3][4] for the Larache expedition in 1765.[2] the year after, he transferred on the 32-gun frigate Pléïade.[5]

In 1770, Apchon was promoted to Captain.[2] The year after, he was in command of the 40-gun frigate Atalante, which he sailed to Toulon, Tunis and Malta.[6] In 1773, he captained the 80-gun Languedoc.[7]

In 1778, he was captain of the 74-gun Protecteur, part of the squadron under Vice-amiral d'Estaing.[2][8] He took part in the Battle of St. Lucia on 15 December 1778.[9]

In 1780, he took part in the joint French-Spanish fleet under Córdova. Later that year, he was appointed governor of Fort Lupin, a position he held until 1783.[2] In 1783, Apchon was part in the inquiry into the events of the Battle of the Saintes.[10]

Sources and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Sometimes written "Dapchon".[1]

References

  1. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 148.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Contenson (1934), p. 131—132.
  3. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 171.
  4. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 203.
  5. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 174.
  6. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 185.
  7. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 192.
  8. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 254.
  9. ↑ Troude (1867), p. 19.
  10. ↑ Berbouche (2010), p. 156.

Bibliography

  • Berbouche, Alain (2010). Marine et justice : la justice criminelle de la Marine française sous l'Ancien Régime. Collection Histoire (in French). Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes. ISBN 9782753510944. OCLC 643008989.
  • 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.
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.

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