Pierre de Moriès-Castellet | |
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Born | 3 April 1719
Moriez |
Died | 25 November 1794 (aged 75) |
Occupation | Officer of the French Navy |
Awards |
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Rank | Gardes de la Marine (1735–), ensign (1743–), lieutenant de vaisseau (1754–), capitaine de vaisseau (1762–), Chef d'escadre (1778–) |
Pierre de Cheylan de Moriès du Castellet ( Moriez, 3 August 1719 — Pisa, 25 November 1794) [1] [2] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. [3]
Moriès-Castellet was born to the family of Françoise d’Arbaud de Châteauvieux and François de Cheylan du Castelet Moriès, [1] from Fréjus. He was brother to Jean-Baptiste de Moriès de Castellet, [4] [3] and nephew to Jean-Baptiste de Glandevès du Castellet. [2]
Moriès-Castellet joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 6 July 1735. [2] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 23 May 1754. [2]
In 1758, [1] he was given command of the 26-gun frigate Oiseau. [5] In September 1759, [6] he captured the British merchantman Prince of Wales, [7] and brought her back to Toulon. [6] In 1760, [1] he transferred to 32-gun Chimère, [8] before returning to Oiseau from 1761 to 1762. [1] He cruised off the coast of Spain and to Malta. [9]
On 15 January 1762, he was promoted to Captain, [2] and he took command of the 50-gun Fier. [9]
On 19 March 1765, he married Cécile de Glandevès. [1] In 1770, he served as flag captain on Provence, [1] in a three-ship squadron under Rafélis de Broves that departed Toulon on 16 May, bound for Tunisia, where it blockaded the harbours of Sousse and Bizerte. Moriès-Castellet took part in the bombardment of the cities in late June. [10] [11]
In 1774, he was given command of the 32-gun Atalante. [1]
He was promoted to Chef d'escadre on 1 June 1778. [2] That same year, he captained the 74-gun Hector in the squadron under Estaing. [12] [13] He took part in the Battle of Rhode Island, n the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, and in the Siege of Savannah. [3]
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