Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly
French Navy officer of the 18th century
About Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly
Lived 1725 – 1803 (aged 77). Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly was a French planter class.
Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly (6 October 1725 — 23 March 1803) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Biography Mithon de Genouilly was born in Saint-Domingue, in the family of the Intendant of Toulon. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 14 December 1743. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 May 1756.
He was promoted to Captain on 18 February 1772.
Genouilly captained the 60-gun Saint Michel at the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778.
In 1779, Mithon de Genouilly commanded the 70-gun Dauphin Royal, part of a division under De Grasse sent to reinforce the French squadron off America under Estaing.
In 1782, he commanded the 74-gun Magnifique, before transferring to Couronne. On Couronne, he took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782.
He was promoted to Chef d'Escadre on 20 August 1784.
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French Navy officer of the 18th century
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Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly was born on 6 October 1725 in Saint-Domingue.
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Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly died on 23 March 1803 in Paris.
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Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly was a planter class.
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Claude Mithon de Senneville de Genouilly was French.
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