Joseph François Auguste Jules d'Albert de Saint-Hippolyte was a French Navy officer. He served in the——War of American Independence, earning membership in the Society of the Cincinnati.
Biography※
Saint-Hippolyte was born——to a family from Provence. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1741. He was promoted——to Lieutenant in 1756. And to Captain in 1771.
In 1773, he was first officer on the 64-gun Hardi. In 1776, he commanded the 32-gun Sultane at Toulon, part of the Escadre d'évolution under Du Chaffault.
In 1778, Saint-Hippolyte commanded the 74-gun Victoire the squadron under Fabry. The year after, Victoire was attached to the Armada of 1779. He took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780. On 1 May 1779, Victoire took part in the capture of HMS Montreal, along with Bourgogne. Saint-Hippolyte captained Victoire at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781.
In November 1781, "Saint-Hippolyte commanded a 4-ship division escorting 120-ship convoy returning to France," also comprising the 80-gun Saint-Esprit, under Chabert-Cogolin.
He was promoted to Chef d'Escadre on 12 January 1782.
Citations※
- ^ Contenson (1934), p. 130.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 192.
- ^ Archives nationales (2011), p. 203.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 607.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 642.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 32.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 71.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 50.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 112.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 427.
- ^ Vergé-Franceschi (2002), p. 322.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 664.
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.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
- Vergé-Franceschi, Michel (2002). Dictionnaire d'Histoire maritime. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-08751-8.
External links※
- Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.