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Joseph-François-Félix Garnier de Saint-Antonin

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Joseph-François-Félix Garnier de Saint-Antonin was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence, earning a membership in the Society of Cincinnati and the Order of Saint Louis.[1]

Biography

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Saint-Antonin was born to a family from Aix-en-Provence. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 18 Septembern 1749.[2]

Saint-Antonin was promoted to Lieutenant on 15 January 1762, and to Captain on 4 April 1777.[2] He was first officer on the 64-gun Provence. He took part in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, and took over command of Provence when her captain, Champorcin, was killed. He was then given command of the 64-gun Fantasque, which he captained at the Siege of Savannah.[1]

In 1780, he commanded the frigate Lutine for a mission in the Eastern Mediterranean.[3] In 1781, he was at Malta and Toulon.[4]

He retired from the Navy on 29 August 1783.[2]

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Bibliography

  • 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 (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.

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