Vincent-Joseph-Marie de Proisy de Brison[1][Note 1] (died 28 July 1779, in Brest)[4] was a French Navy officer. He notably served during the War of American Independence.
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Proisy was born to the family of Jeanne-Marie-Françoise de Héron and of Alphonse de Proisy.[4][5] His older brother, La Salle Proisy, also served in the Navy.[6] Proisy joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 26 November 1745.[6]
Proisy was promoted to Lieutenant on 17 April 1757.[6] On 23 May 1758, he married Pélagie Gouyon.[4] On 19 March 1763, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.[4]
In 1765, he commanded the fluyt Forte,[7][8] carrying wook from Pyrenees.[8] In 1769, he commanded the 12-gun corvette Écureuil between Saint -Domingue and Brest.[9] In 1770, he sailed her to Guadeloupe.[10]
Proisy was promoted to Captain on 24 March 1772.[6] In 1778, Proisy captained the 64-gun Actionnaire, part of the White squadron under Orvilliers. He took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778.[2][3][11]
Proisy retired from the Navy on 1 July 1779.[6]
Sources and references edit
Notes
Citations
- ^ La Chenaye Desbois (1776), p. 550.
- ^ a b Troude (1867), p. 7.
- ^ a b Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 615-617.
- ^ a b c d Goüyon, Mériadec. "des Rochettes". Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Goüyon & Boisnard (2007).
- ^ a b c d e Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 624.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 208.
- ^ a b Archives nationales (2011), p. 170.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 181.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 183.
- ^ Chack (2001), p. 379.
References
- Chack, Paul (2001). Marins à bataille (in French). Vol. 1. Paris: Le Gerfaut. ISBN 9782901196921. OCLC 552986998.
- Goüyon, Mériadec; Boisnard, Luc (2007). Les Gouyon Matignon : huit siècles d'histoire, leurs juveigneurs, leurs alliances et leurs demeures (in French). Mayenne, France: Éditions régionales de l'Ouest. ISBN 978-2-85554-128-0. OCLC 799734837.
- La Chenaye Desbois, François Alexandre Aubert (1776). Dictionnaire de la noblesse ... de France (in French). Vol. 11. Antoine Boudet. OCLC 163129892.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
- Taillemite, Étienne (1982). Dictionnaire des Marins français. Paris: Éditions maritimes et d'Outre-Mer. ISBN 9782707000316. OCLC 239744936.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.
External links
- Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.