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The [[French Revolution]] broke out in May 1789 and Missiessy spent August through to January 1792 in the Mediterranean, where he commanded the frigates [[French frigate Belette|''Belette'']] and [[HMS Modeste (1793)|''Modeste'']].<ref name=Nap16>{{cite book |title=Napoleon's Admirals: Flag Officers of the Arc de Triomphe, 1789-1815|last=Humble |first=Richard|authorlink= |page= 16|year=2019|publisher=Casemate|location= Oxford|isbn=978-1-61200-808-0}}</ref> Promoted to capitaine de vaisseau in January 1791, he received the command of the ship ''Centaure'' in Admiral [[Laurent Jean François Truguet|Truguet]]'s squadron. In January 1793, he was promoted to ''contre-amiral''. However, the Revolution was becoming more radical and Missiessy was suspected of noble birth and opposing the new regime. He was sent ashore and arrested on 21 May 1793 but was released and returned to duty on 30 June.<ref name=Nap16/> |
The [[French Revolution]] broke out in May 1789 and Missiessy spent August through to January 1792 in the Mediterranean, where he commanded the frigates [[French frigate Belette|''Belette'']] and [[HMS Modeste (1793)|''Modeste'']].<ref name=Nap16>{{cite book |title=Napoleon's Admirals: Flag Officers of the Arc de Triomphe, 1789-1815|last=Humble |first=Richard|authorlink= |page= 16|year=2019|publisher=Casemate|location= Oxford|isbn=978-1-61200-808-0}}</ref> Promoted to capitaine de vaisseau in January 1791, he received the command of the ship ''Centaure'' in Admiral [[Laurent Jean François Truguet|Truguet]]'s squadron. In January 1793, he was promoted to ''contre-amiral''. However, the Revolution was becoming more radical and Missiessy was suspected of noble birth and opposing the new regime. He was sent ashore and arrested on 21 May 1793 but was released and returned to duty on 30 June.<ref name=Nap16/> |
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When Toulon revolted, calling for King Louis XVII and inviting the British in, Missiessy abandoned his command and fled to Italy. He returned to France in May 1795, where he faced a court of enquiry. |
When Toulon revolted, calling for King Louis XVII and inviting the British in, Missiessy abandoned his command and fled to Italy. He returned to France in May 1795, where he faced a court of enquiry. Aquitted and released on 25 August, he returned to duty but was not given another ship. Instead, he served at the department of Charts and Maps, in Paris, until 1796 then spent the next four years as Director of the School of Naval Construction. |
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He took part in the expedition by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] to keep [[Haiti]].{{fact|date=June 2022}} |
He took part in the expedition by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] to keep [[Haiti]].{{fact|date=June 2022}} |
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Revision as of 05:58, 12 July 2022
Édouard-Thomas de Burgues, comte de Missiessy (23 April 1756, Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence – 24 March 1837, Toulon) was a French naval officer and admiral.
Early life and career
Édouard-Thomas de Burgues, comte de Missiessy was born on 23 April 1756, in Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.[1] He joined the navy in April 1766, at the age of 10, as a volunteer aboard his father's ship, Altier.[2] He spent the majority of his early service in the Mediterranean, aboard the frigates of the Toulon Fleet. In April 1773, while a Garcon-Major on the Engageante, he embarked on a lengthy cruise to the Levant which lasted until January 1774. Another 9 month trip to the Levant took place between May 1774 and February 1775. Missiessy undertook a third cruise to the Levant between October 1775 and September 1776, this time as a Garde du Pavillon aboard the frigate Flore. Missiessy was promoted to enseigne de vaisseau in April 1777 and joined Sultane for an expedition to the Barbary Coast, where he helped prevent attacks on French shipping by corsairs.[2]
During the American War of Independence, he served Admiral d'Estaing's fleet. Aboard the 64-gun Vaillant, Missiessy participated in initial engagements off Newport, St Lucia and Grenada, and in September 1779 took part in the failed attack on Savannah. In December, Missiessy sailed for Lorient but by February the following year, he was on his way back to America in the 32-gun frigate, Surveillante.[2]
Command
Missiessy was promoted to lieutenant de vaisseau on 9 May 1781 and returned to France in December 1781. He received his first command in March 1782, the cutter Le Pygmée, stationed at Brest but was shortly after captured by the British on 27 July 1782.[3] Briefly confined at Deal, Kent, he was exchanged and by September, was serving as second officer aboard the 64-gun Reflechi. In early February 1783, he joined the 74-gun Censeur, returning home in April. From May 1786, Missiessy commanded transport ships operating in the Baltic.[4]
The French Revolution broke out in May 1789 and Missiessy spent August through to January 1792 in the Mediterranean, where he commanded the frigates Belette and Modeste.[4] Promoted to capitaine de vaisseau in January 1791, he received the command of the ship Centaure in Admiral Truguet's squadron. In January 1793, he was promoted to contre-amiral. However, the Revolution was becoming more radical and Missiessy was suspected of noble birth and opposing the new regime. He was sent ashore and arrested on 21 May 1793 but was released and returned to duty on 30 June.[4]
When Toulon revolted, calling for King Louis XVII and inviting the British in, Missiessy abandoned his command and fled to Italy. He returned to France in May 1795, where he faced a court of enquiry. Aquitted and released on 25 August, he returned to duty but was not given another ship. Instead, he served at the department of Charts and Maps, in Paris, until 1796 then spent the next four years as Director of the School of Naval Construction.
He took part in the expedition by Napoleon Bonaparte to keep Haiti.[citation needed]
He commanded the Escault squadron tasked with the defence of Belgium, and was one of the actors of the Walcheren Campaign.[5]
Wrote Aperçu sur le Matériel de la Marine ("Short description of the equipment of the Navy") in 1829 et about its decision at Haïti.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Chappet, Alain; Martin, Roger; Pigeard, Alain (2005). Le guide Napoléon: 4000 lieux de mémoire pour revivre l'épopée. Paris: Tallandier. p. 408. ISBN 9782847342468.
- ^ a b c Humble, Richard (2019). Napoleon's Admirals: Flag Officers of the Arc de Triomphe, 1789-1815. Oxford: Casemate. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-61200-808-0.
- ^ Humble, Richard (2019). Napoleon's Admirals: Flag Officers of the Arc de Triomphe, 1789-1815. Oxford: Casemate. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-1-61200-808-0.
- ^ a b c Humble, Richard (2019). Napoleon's Admirals: Flag Officers of the Arc de Triomphe, 1789-1815. Oxford: Casemate. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-61200-808-0.
- ^ Humble, Richard (2019). Napoleon's Admirals: Flag Officers of the Arc de Triomphe, 1789-1815. Oxford: Casemate. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-61200-808-0.
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