Jean Antoine Le Bègue de Germiny (Nancy, 1 December 1727 — Landerneau, 13 May 1808)[1][2][3] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Biography
Le Bègue was born to Léopold Le Bègue de Germiny (1700-1758), a State council to Leopold, Duke of Lorraine.[2] He later married Marie Josèphe de Parceveaux, daughter of Captain Parceveaux.[4] He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 1 April 1748. [2][3]
Le Bègue was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 January 1761. [2][3] Le Bègue was promoted to Captain on 4 April 1777.[2][3] In 1779, he proposed plans to raid British factories on the coast of Senegal.[5]
He was given command of the 74-gun Magnanime, which he captained during the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781. [2] He took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782,[6][7] where he was wounded.[2]
Le Bègue was promoted to Brigadier in 1782, [2] and to Chef d'Escadre in 1786.[2]
Le Bègue was a member of the Académie de Marine, and a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.[2]
Sources and references
Notes
Citations
- ^ Anonymous (1866), p. 246.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Contenson (1934), p. 211.
- ^ a b c d Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 650.
- ^ Contenson (1934), p. 650.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 194.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 140.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 648.
Bibliography
- Anonymous (1866). Annuaire de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe. Paris: Bureau de la publication. p. 246.
- 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.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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