Henri-Louis de Boulainvilliers de Croy

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Henri-Louis de Boulainvilliers de Croy
Service/branch French Navy
Rank Chef d'escadre
Battles/wars Battle of Rhode Island
Battle of Grenada
Siege of Savannah

Henri-Louis de Boulainvilliers de Croy [Note 1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. [2]

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Biography

Boulainvilliers was born to a noble family from Brest. [1] His father was a Navy captain. [2] His son, Joseph de Boulainvilliers de Croy, was also a Navy officer and later a Chouan insurgent. [1]

Boulainvilliers joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1735. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1751, and to Captain in 1757. [2]

He commanded the 80-gun Languedoc [3] as flag captain to Estaing. [4] He took part in the Battle of Rhode Island, [5] the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, [6] and in the Siege of Savannah. [2]

Boulainvilliers' superiors saw him as having reach the limits of his abilities, and advised against his promotion to a general officer position. [Note 2] Boulainvilliers was promoted to Chef d'escadre on 5 May 1780, and was retired from the Navy on 13, a week later. [7]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also written "Croÿ". [1]
  2. ↑ On in 1776 list of captains, Boulainvilliers is noted as "merely a good subordinate. Has long and well served as such, but would not be fit to command a squadron". Estaing noted "If he did little, because he would not be able of more, he behaved as a good man and did his best". [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gélis (2010), p. 153.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Contenson (1934), p. 145.
  3. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 267.
  4. ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 230.
  5. ↑ Troude (1867), p. 12.
  6. ↑ Troude (1867), p. 39.
  7. 1 2 Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 631.

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