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Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen
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Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen (June 21, 1712, Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine – January 13, 1790, Morlaix) was a French admiral who commanded the French fleets that fought the British at the First Battle of Ushant (1778) and the Battle of Martinique (1780) during the American War of Independence.[1]
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![]() Luc Urbain du Bouexic, comte de Guichen (1712–1790);
posthumous portrait by Paulin Guérin, 1832. | |
Born | 21 June 1712 Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine, Kingdom of France |
Died | 13 January 1790(1790-01-13) (aged 77) Morlaix, Kingdom of France |
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Years of service | 1730–1783 |
Rank | Lieutenant général des armées navales |
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