Jean-Georges du Croiset de Retz

Gaspard de Ligondès was a French Navy officer. He served in the American Revolutionary War.

Biography Retz was born to a family from Auvergne. He joined the French Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1741. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1756, to commander in 1767, and to captain in 1772.

In 1779, Retz captained the 64-gun , part of the division under De Grasse sent to D'Estaing as reinforcement. Retz was wounded at the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, and took part in the Siege of Savannah in September and October 1779. He also fought in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780, where Vengeur, along with and , directly engaged the much stronger British vessels , under Rodney, and .

In 1781, Retz captained the 74-gun at Brest. In 1782, he transferred to . The same year, he was promoted to brigadier. Retz retired from the Navy with the rank of in 1786.

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