Joseph Coëtnempren de Kersaint
Joseph Coëtnempren de Kersaint | |
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| Born | 29 November 1746 |
| Died | November 1797 (aged 50–51) Isle de France (now Mauritius) |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | French Navy |
| Service years | 1762–1782 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Commands | Duc de Chartes |
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Joseph Coëtnempren de Kersaint (29 November 1746 – 1797) was a French Navy officer.
Early life
Joseph Coëtnempren de Kersaint was born to Guy François Coëtnempren de Kersaint, a French Navy officer. His two brothers, Armand de Kersaint (1742–1793) and Guy Pierre Kersaint (1747–1822), also served in the Navy.
Military career
Kersaint joined the Navy at a Garde-Marine on 25 July 1762. He was promoted to Ensign on 15 September 1771 and to Lieutenant on 5 February 1786.[1]
He served on Heure du Berger from November 1767 to January 1769. [1]
In 1776, he served on the 40-gun frigate Consolante.[1] In June 1778, he transferred to the 64-gun Brillant.[1]
In June 1782, Kersaint, by then retired from the Navy,[2] departed Brest, captaining the corvette Duc de Chartes. He arrived at Achem on 24 November.[3]
Personal life
Kersaint married at Isle de France on 3 April 1780.[1]
Death
He died in 1797 in the Isle de France.[1]
Notes, citations, and references
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f Roussel & Forrer (2019), p. 61.
- ^ Cunat (1852), p. 251.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 538.
References
- Cunat, Charles (1852). Histoire du Bailli de Suffren. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. p. 447.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion.
- Roussel, Claude-Youenn; Forrer, Claude (2019). Tromelin et Suffren, un conflit entre marins. Kronos. ISBN 978-2-917232-88-0.