Charles-Auguste Levassor de La Touche-Tréville

Charles-Auguste Levassor de La Touche-Tréville (1712–1788) was a French Navy officer.

Career Levassor de La Touche-Tréville enlisted in the Navy in 1730, rising to Ensign in 1734 and to Lieutenant in 1748.

On 11 March 1756, La Touche-Tréville commanded the 30-gun frigate Zéphir.

On a journey from France to Martinique, La Touche-Tréville, while escorting a 22-sail convoy, captured two British merchantmen and a privateer. The convoy and the prizes safely reached Martinique.

In October 1760, La Touche-Tréville commanded the pram Louise and harassed the British squadron blockading Île-d'Aix. His nephew Louis-René served aboard.

Promoted to Lieutenant Général des Armées navales, La Touche-Tréville was appointed to command the light squadron of the Franco-Spanish fleet in 1779, under Admirals Orvilliers and Córdova. Scouting in front of the combined fleet, his screen captured a British warship

In 1780, La Touche-Tréville successfully evaded detection by British squadrons and landed 6000 men at Rhodes Island.

La Touche-Tréville replaced his brother Louis-Charles as commander of the naval forces of Rochefort. He died in 1788.

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