Alexandre de Thy

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Alexandre de Thy [Note 1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Biography

Thy was born to an aristocratic family, He was cousin to Nicolas-Christiern de Thy de Milly. [2]

Thy joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 8 January 1751. [3] He was promoted to Ensign in 1755, [1] and Lieutenant on 1 October 1764. [3] He spent most of his career in the Eastern Mediterranean. [2]

In 1733, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis. [1]

On 13 March 1779, he was promoted to Captain. [3] He commanded the 74-gun Citoyen in the Squadron under De Grasse, [4] and took part in the Battle of the Saintes, [2] where he was wounded. [5] He was acquitted in the subsequent inquiry into the battle. [6]

On 1 May 1786, he was promoted to Chef de Division. [1] [3] The year after, De Thy expressed strong reservations about Buor's treaty of naval tactics. [7]

Sources and references

Notes

  1. ↑ Also written "d'Ethy". [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Contenson (1934), p. 270.
  2. 1 2 3 Blondet (2019), p. 479.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 649.
  4. ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 648.
  5. ↑ Contenson (1934), p. 271.
  6. ↑ Chevalier (1877), p. 316.
  7. ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 591.

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