Henri-Louis de Boulainvilliers de Croy
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Henri-Louis de Boulainvilliers de Croy[Note 1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.[2]
Biography
Boulainvilliers was born to a noble family from Brest.[1] His father was a Navy captain.[2] His son, Joseph de Boulainvilliers de Croy, was also a Navy officer and later a Chouan insurgent.[1]
Boulainvilliers joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1735. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1751, and to Captain in 1757.[2]
He commanded the 80-gun Languedoc[3] as flag captain to Estaing.[4] He took part in the Battle of Rhode Island,[5] the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779,[6] and in the Siege of Savannah.[2]
Boulainvilliers' superiors saw him as having reach the limits of his abilities, and advised against his promotion to a general officer position.[Note 2] Boulainvilliers was promoted to Chef d'escadre on 5 May 1780, and was retired from the Navy on 13, a week later.[7]
Sources and references
Notes
- ^ Also written "Croÿ".[1]
- ^ On in 1776 list of captains, Boulainvilliers is noted as "merely a good subordinate. Has long and well served as such, but would not be fit to command a squadron". Estaing noted "If he did little, because he would not be able of more, he behaved as a good man and did his best".[7]
References
- ^ a b c Gélis (2010), p. 153.
- ^ a b c d Contenson (1934), p. 145.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 267.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 230.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 12.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 39.
- ^ a b Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 631.
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.
External links
- Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.