Antoine Pierre de Clavel explained

Birth Date:1734
Birth Place:Toulouse, France
Death Date:1797
Branch:French Navy
Battles:War of American Independence
Battle of the Chesapeake
Battle of the Saintes
Rank:captain

Antoine Pierre de Clavel (1734 in Toulon – 1797)[1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Biography

Clavel was born to the family of a Navy captain. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 6 July 1750, and had a brother also serving in the Navy.

He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 May 1763, and to Captain on 4 April 1777.

He commanded Scipion at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781, and at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782.

He retired on 21 November 1785.

References

. Georges Lacour-Gayet. La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI . 1910 . Honoré Champion . Paris . 431–434.

. Onésime-Joachim Troude. 1867. Challamel ainé. Batailles navales de la France. French. 2.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portrait du Comte Antoine Pierre De Clavel, dit l'Aîné, huile/toile, XVI. 7 May 2020.