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Pierre-Joseph de Castellan

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French Navy officer of the War of American Independence

Pierre-Joseph de Castellan was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Biography

Castellan joined the Navy on 10 April 1748 as a Garde-Marine. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 January 1762, and to Captain on 13 May 1779.

He commanded the 80-gun Auguste at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781, and at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, as flag captain to Bougainville.

On 25 March 1785, he retired with the rank of Brigadier.

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Citations

^ Contenson (1934), p. 150.
^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 649.
Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 648.

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.