Charles de Médine
{{short description|French Navy officer of the War of American Independence}}
{{Infobox military person|image=File:Vice-Amiral_comte_de_Médine-Contenson.png|birth_date=3 March 1736|birth_place=Butot, France|death_date=16 December 1819|death_place=Le Bois-Robert, France|branch=French Navy|battles=War of American Independence|rank=captain }}
Charles Isambart de Médine (Butot, 3 March 1736 — Le Bois-Robert, 16 December 1819){{cite web |last1=Rouxel |first1=Jean-Christophe |title=Charles Isambart de MEDINE |url=http://ecole.nav.traditions.free.fr/officiers_demedine_charles.htm |website=Parcours de vie dans la Royale |accessdate=6 May 2020}} was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Biography
Médine was born to a noble family. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 4 July 1754. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 18 August 1767, and to Captain on 13 March 1779.{{sfnp|Lacour-Gayet|1910|p=641}}
In 1780, he was the flag captain of Admiral Ternay d'Arsac on the 80-gun Duc de Bourgogne.{{sfnp|Lacour-Gayet|1910|p=645}}
Médine took part in the Battle of Cape Henry on 16 March 1781, captaining the 74-gun Neptune. He was wounded in the engagement.{{sfnp|Troude|1867|p=99}}
In January or February of 1782, he was given command of the 50-gun Experiment.{{sfnp|La Monneraye|1998|p=190}} He captained her at the Battle of Saint Kitts on 25 January 1782.{{sfnp|Troude|1867|p=215}} He later commanded the 64-gun Réfléchi at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782.{{sfnp|Troude|1867|p=140}}
He was one of the French founding members of the Society of Cincinnati.
By 1786, he was one of the chefs de division of the French Navy.{{sfnp|Lacour-Gayet|1910|p=666}}
Citations and references
Citations
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References
- {{cite book |last=Lacour-Gayet |first=Georges|authorlink=Georges Lacour-Gayet|title=La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI |date=1910 |publisher=Honoré Champion |location=Paris |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1181278.texteImage}}
- {{cite book|first=Pierre-Bruno-Jean|last=La Monneraye|authorlink=Pierre-Bruno-Jean de La Monneraye|year=1998|title=Souvenirs de 1760 à 1791|oclc=165892922|publisher=Librairie Droz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1kxp22HbPd0C|isbn=9782745300799}}
- {{Cite book|first=Onésime-Joachim|last=Troude|authorlink=Onésime-Joachim Troude|year=1867|publisher=Challamel ainé|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwZv6FX-RpsC|title=Batailles navales de la France|language=French|volume=2}}
- Ludovic de Contenson, La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783), A. Picard, 1934
External links
- {{cite web |last1=Rouxel |first1=Jean-Christophe |title=Charles Isambart de MEDINE |url=http://ecole.nav.traditions.free.fr/officiers_demedine_charles.htm |website=Parcours de vie dans la Royale |accessdate=6 May 2020}}
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