Éléonor Jacques Marie Stanislas Périer de Salvert

Éléonor Jacques Marie Stanislas de Perier de Salvert (Brest, 14 November 1748 — off Cuddalore, 20 June 1783)[1] was a French Navy officer.

Biography

Perier de Salvert comes from the family de Perier an old subsisting French family from the Pays de Caux. He was born from the union of Antoine-Alexis de Perier de Salvert and Angélique Ainmée Rosalie de Laduz de Vieuxchamt. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 5 April 1762,[1] and was promoted to Lieutenant on 14 February 1778.[2]

In 1772, he was captain of the 4-gun cutter Furet.[3][4]

In 1776, he was a Isle de France (Mauritius).[5]

He served under Jean-Baptiste François Lollivier de Tronjoly on the 64-gun Brillant from 20 August to 3 September 1778, when he transferred to the frigate Pourvoyeuse as Saint-Orens' first officer. From 9 October to 9 December, he was in command of Enighed, a Danish prize that he brought to Port-Louis[1]

Later, has was promoted to the command of the frigate Fine.[6]

On 14 July 1782, de Perier de Salvert was given command of the 54-gun Flamand, replacing Cuverville who had been promoted to Vengeur.[2][7] Salvert was killed in action at the Battle of Cuddalore on 20 June 1783,[8] by the first broadside fired by the British.[2][9][10]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Roussel & Forrer (2019), p. 112.
    2. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 659.
    3. Fonds Marine, p. 188.
    4. Roche (2005), p. 216.
    5. Fonds Marine, p. 204.
    6. Cunat (1852), p. 105.
    7. Cunat (1852), p. 180.
    8. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 546.
    9. Cunat (1852), p. 303.
    10. Cunat (1852), p. 396.

    Bibliography

    • Cunat, Charles (1852). Histoire du Bailli de Suffren. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. pp. 447.
    • Doneaud Du Plan, Alfred (1878). Histoire de l'Académie de Marine. Paris: Berger-Levrault. p. 124.
    • "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Archives nationales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
    • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XV. Paris: Honoré Champion.
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 87. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
    • Roussel, Claude-Youenn; Forrer, Claude (2019). Tromelin et Suffren, un conflit entre marins. Kronos. ISBN 978-2-917232-88-0.
    • Van Hille, Jean-Marc. "Éléonor Jacques Pérer de Salvert (1748-1783), Lieutenant de Vaisseau" (PDF). Retrieved 22 April 2020.

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