Claude-François Renart d'Amblimont

Claude-Marguerite Renart de Fuchsamberg d'Amblimont (Rochefort, 1736 — Conde de Regla, Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797)[1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Claude-François Renart d'Amblimont
Born8 November 1736 
Rochefort 
Died14 February 1797  (aged 60)
Cape St. Vincent 
OccupationNaval officer 
Parent(s)
  • Claude-Thomas Renart de Fuchsamberg 
Rankcontre-amiral 

Biography

Amblimont was born to the family of Chef d'Escadre Claude-Thomas Renart d'Amblimont, and was the grandchild on Thomas-Claude Renart de Fuchsamberg Amblimont.[2] He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in on 20 December 1751.[1][3]

He was promoted to Ensign in 1754, and to Lieutenant in 1760.[1]

In 1770, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.[1]

On 18 February 1772,[3] he was promoted to Captain.[1] In 1776, he was in command of the frigate Diligente, taking part in the exercises of the Escadre d'évolution.[3][4]

He captained the 64-gun Vengeur in October 1778 when she and the frigate Belle Poule captured the privateer St Peters. [5][1]

In 1757, he took fought to repel the Louisbourg Expedition. [2]

He invented a new type of Capstan. [6]

In 1779, he was promoted to Brigadier.[1] In 1781, he was given command of the 74-gun Hercule,[7] part of the squadron under Guichen and Orvilliers. He took part inthe Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780.[8] Later, he transferred on Brave. He took part in Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, where he was taken prisoner by the British. [2]

On 20 August 1784,[3] he was promoted to Chef d'Escadre. In 1788, he authored Tactique Navale, a well-received book on naval tactics.[2] He was promoted to Contre-amiral on 1 January 1792.[1]

Amblimont then joined the Spanish Navy. He was given command of a division, with his flag on Conde de Regla. He was killed by a cannonball at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797.[1][2]

Sources and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Contenson (1934), p. 130.
    2. Vergé-Franceschi (2002), p. 45.
    3. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 608.
    4. Roche (2005), p. 152.
    5. Roche (2005), p. 458.
    6. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 80.
    7. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 640.
    8. Troude (1867), p. 71.

    References

    • Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
    • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 28. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
    • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). 2. Challamel ainé.
    • Vergé-Franceschi, Michel (2002). Dictionnaire d'Histoire maritime. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-08751-8.
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