François-Louis du Maitz de Goimpy

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

François-Louis du Maitz de Goimpy
Born10 April 1729 
Died29 December 1807  (aged 78)

Career

Goimpy joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1746. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1757, to Captain in 1772. [1]

He fought in the Battle of Martinique (1780), and commanded the 74 gun Destin at the 1781 Battle of the Chesapeake.[2] He was also an active lecturer at the Académie de Marine. [1]

In 1782, he was promoted to Brigadier, and to Chef d'escadre in 1784. [1]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Contenson (1934), p. 219.
  2. Gardiner (1905), p. 128.

References

  • 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.


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