Jean-Baptiste de Moriès de Castellet
BornPignans Edit this on Wikidata
Died1825 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationOfficer of the French Navy Edit this on Wikidata
FamilyPierre de Moriès-Castellet Edit this on Wikidata
RankGardes de la Marine (1748–), lieutenant de vaisseau (1762–), capitaine de vaisseau (1777–), Chef d'escadre (1786–) Edit this on Wikidata

Jean-Baptiste de Moriès de Castellet (Pignans — 1825) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.[1]

Biography

Moriès de Castellet was born in Pignans. He was brother to Pierre de Moriès-Castellet, who also served in the Navy,[1] and nephew to Jean-Baptiste de Glandevès du Castellet.[2]

Castellet joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 19 April 1748.[3] He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1762, and to Captain in 1777.[1]

Castellet was first officer on the 74-gun César[1] under Louis de Raimondis, flag captain to Chef d'Escadre Broves.[4][5] Raimondis had his right arm shot off on 16 August 1778 in battle against HMS Iris, and was evacuated at Boston on 27 October 1778.[4] Castellet took over.[6]

Castellet took part in the Battle of Rhode Island on 29 August 1778, and in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, where he was wounded.[1][6] He still took part in the Siege of Savannah.[1]

He was promoted to Chef d'escadre in 1786. In 1792, he was captain of the harbour of Toulon.[1]

During the French Revolution, Castellet served in Spain. He died in 1825.[1]

Sources and references

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Contenson (1934), p. 151.
    2. ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 612.
    3. ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 932.
    4. 1 2 Contenson (1934), p. 249.
    5. ↑ Contenson (1934), p. 147.
    6. 1 2 Troude (1867), p. 39.

    Bibliography

    • Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
    • Gélis, Matthieu (2010). "Joseph de Boulainvilliers, premier général des chouans du Morbihan" (PDF). Mémoires de la société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Bretagne. Rennes: Société d'histoire et d'archéologie de Bretagne (LXXXVIII): 153–170. OCLC 869411366.
    • 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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