Louis-André-Joseph de Lombard was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Biography edit
Lombard was born to the family of a Council of the Parliament of Bordeaux. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 17 September 1751. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 October 1764. [1][2]
In 1770, he took command of the 14-gun fluyt Barbue, at Rochefort.[3] He commissioned her an Ile d'Aix in January 1771. She was wrecked in December 1771 at Penmarch.[4]
In 1773, Lombard commanded the 16-gun corvette Perle.[5] In 1777, he commanded ship Courtier at Rochefort.[3] He was promoted to Captain on 4 April 1777.[1][2]
In 1779, he captained the frigate Terpsichore, first around Ile de Ré, Ile d'Aix and Brest,[6][7][8] and then part of the squadron under Orvilliers.[9] He was later promoted to the command of the 64-gun Provence,[10] which he commanded at the Battle of Cape Henry on 16 March 1781. [1]
Lombard was a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis and a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.[1]
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d Gardiner (1905), p. 216.
- ^ a b Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 641.
- ^ a b Archives nationales (2011), p. 208.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 63, volume 1.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 194.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 218.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 241.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 243.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 640.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 645.
References edit
- Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
- Gardiner, Asa Bird (1905). The order of the Cincinnati in France. The Rhode Island state society of Cincinnati. OCLC 5104049.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
External links edit
- Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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