Antoine Cresp de Saint-Césaire [Note 1] (Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne,[2] 19 October 1731 — Northumberland, 12 April 1782)[3] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Antoine Cresp de Saint-Césaire | |
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| Born | 19 October 1731  Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne |
| Died | 12 April 1782 (aged 50) Îles des Saintes |
| Occupation | Officer of the French Navy |
Biography edit
Saint-Césaire was born in Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne on 19 October 1731[3][2] to Suzanne-Roseline de Grasse and to François Cresp de Saint-Cézaire. He was nephew to De Grasse.[4]
He was promoted to captain, and made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.[3] Saint-Césaire was close to Mirabeau, as was best man at his wedding.[4]
He took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781 as De Grasse's flag captain on the 110-gun Ville de Paris.[3][5] [4]
Saint-Césaire captained the 74-gun Northumberland at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782. He was killed in action. [3][1][4]
Legacy edit
A plaque was unveiled on 3 July 1976 at the city hall of Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne by Admiral Frederick C. Turner, Commander of the United States Sixth Fleet, Rear-Admiral Fernand Victor Robin, commander of the Mediterranean squadron of the French Navy,[6] and Marcel Andreis, the Mayor.[2]
Sources and references edit
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 434.
- ^ a b c "Son histoire". Saint-Cézaire-Sur-Siagne. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Musée de la Marine (2019), p. 87.
- ^ a b c d Antier (1991), p. 322.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 648.
- ^ Rouxel, Jean-Christophe. "Fernand Victor ROBIN". Parcours de Vie dans la Royal. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
References
- Antier, Jean-Jacques (1991). L'Amiral de Grasse, héros de l'indépendance américaine. Rennes: Éditions de la Cité, Ouest-France. ISBN 9-782737-308642.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
- Musée de la Marine (2019). Mémorial de Grasse (in French). Grasse: Sud Graphique.