Charles de Kermovan de Gouzillon [Note 1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Biography

Gouzillon was the first son of his parents. He was brother to Chef de Division Andrée-Marie de Gouzillon de Bélizal, and cousin to Lieutenant Jean-Michel-Guillaume de Gouzillon.[3] Kermovan de Gouzillon joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 4 July 1754.[2]

He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 February 1770.[2] In 1778, he was the first officer of the 64-gun Éveillé, under Captain du Botderu, in the squadron under Orvilliers.[1]

On 4 April 1780, Gouzillon was promoted to Captain.[2] He commanded the 64-gun Ardent at the Battle of the Saintes,[4] and was wounded several times during the battle.[3]

He retired on 6 March 1785.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Also written "Kermovant".[1][2] Gouzillon was also Count of Kermeno.[3]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 617.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 624.
  3. 1 2 3 Contenson (1934), p. 185.
  4. ↑ Marley (1998), p. 522.

References

  • Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
  • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
  • Marley, David (1998). Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present. ABC-CLIO. p. 343. ISBN 0874368375.
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
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