Jean-Baptiste de Moriès de Castellet | |
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Born | Pignans |
Died | 1825 |
Occupation | Officer of the French Navy |
Family | Pierre de Moriès-Castellet |
Rank | Gardes de la Marine (1748–), lieutenant de vaisseau (1762–), capitaine de vaisseau (1777–), Chef d'escadre (1786–) |
Jean-Baptiste de Moriès de Castellet ( Pignans — 1825) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. [1]
Moriès de Castellet was born in Pignans. He was brother to Pierre de Moriès-Castellet, who also served in the Navy, [1] and nephew to Jean-Baptiste de Glandevès du Castellet. [2]
Castellet joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 19 April 1748. [3] He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1762, and to Captain in 1777. [1]
Castellet was first officer on the 74-gun César [1] under Louis de Raimondis, flag captain to Chef d'Escadre Broves. [4] [5] Raimondis had his right arm shot off on 16 August 1778 in battle against HMS Iris, and was evacuated at Boston on 27 October 1778. [4] Castellet took over. [6]
Castellet took part in the Battle of Rhode Island on 29 August 1778, and in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, where he was wounded. [1] [6] He still took part in the Siege of Savannah. [1]
He was promoted to Chef d'escadre in 1786. In 1792, he was captain of the harbour of Toulon. [1]
During the French Revolution, Castellet served in Spain. He died in 1825. [1]
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