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Marcel-Ambroise d'Aubenton (1742 — Rochefort, 26 May 1782) was a French Navy officer. He is notable for his service during the War of American Independence.

Biography

Aubenton was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis on 18 January 1762. He married Marie Marthe Claire Lory, with whom he had several daughters.

In 1778, Aubenton captained the 74-gun Bien-Aimé, part of the White-and-blue squadron under Du Chaffault in the fleet under Orvilliers. He took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778.

He retired from the Navy with the rank of Brigadier des Armées navales, and as director of artillery in Rochefort.

References

Notes

1. Also written "Daubenton"

Citations

1. ^ Troude (1867), p. 7.
2. ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 615-617.
3. ^ Mézin (1998), p. 224.
4. Archives nationales.
5. Chack (2001), p. 379.

References

• Chack, Paul (2001). Marins à bataille (in French). Vol. 1. Paris: Le Gerfaut. ISBN 9782901196921. OCLC 552986998.
• Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
• Mézin, Anne (1998). Les consuls de France au siècle des lumières (1715-1792) (in French). Paris: Peter Lang. OCLC 607124676.
• Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.

External links

• Archives nationales. "Aubenton (Marcel Ambroise, chevalier d'), mort en 1782, brigadier des armées navales, directeur de l'artillerie à Rochefort". Retrieved 24 May 2020.

• 1742 births
• 1782 deaths
• French military personnel of the American Revolutionary War
• French Navy officers
• Knights of the Order of Saint Louis