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Comte Jean Baptiste Charles Henri Hector

 
NationalityFrench
Date of Birth1729/11/24F001
Place of BirthChateau de RuvelF001
Date of Death1794/04/28F001
Place of DeathParisF001
Cause of DeathExecutionF001
ShipDate fromDate toEventSource
Appointed Comte d'Estaing, 1730EWIKI
Chef d'escadre, 1762/07/25EWIKI
Vice-Amiral, 1777EWIKI
La Languedoc 17781779As Flag OfficerEWIKI
Ville de Paris 1778 As Commanding OfficerTRN3
 1778/07/22 Commanded the French Fleet at the Encounter at Sandy Hook
 1778/08/11 Commanded the French Fleet at the Howe's encounter with d'Estaing
 1778/08/13 Renown vs LanguedocTRN3
 1778/12/141778/12/15Commanded the French squadron at the Battle of St. Lucia
 1779/09/091779/10/18Commanded the French Squadron at the Seige of Savannah
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
F001 Biographie maritimeJoseph François Gabriel HennequinDigital Book
EWIKI WikipediaVariousWeb Site
TRN3 The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol IIIWilliam Laid ClowesDigital Book
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