François-Louis du Maitz de Goimpy explained

Birth Date:10 April 1729
Death Date:29 December 1807
Branch:French Navy
Battles:Battle of Martinique (1780)
Battle of the Chesapeake
Rank:Chef d'escadre

François-Louis-Edme-Gabriel, Comte du Maitz de Goimpy Feuquières was a French Navy officer.

Career

Goimpy joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1746. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1757, to Captain in 1772.

He fought in the Battle of Martinique (1780), and commanded the 74 gun Destin at the 1781 Battle of the Chesapeake. He was also an active lecturer at the Académie de Marine.

In 1782, he was promoted to Brigadier, and to Chef d'escadre in 1784.

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