Louis-André-Joseph de Lombard was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Lombard was born to the family of a Council of the Parliament of Bordeaux. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 17 September 1751. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 October 1764. [1] [2]
In 1770, he took command of the 14-gun fluyt Barbue, at Rochefort. [3] He commissioned her an Ile d'Aix in January 1771. She was wrecked in December 1771 at Penmarch. [4]
In 1773, Lombard commanded the 16-gun corvette Perle. [5] In 1777, he commanded ship Courtier at Rochefort. [3] He was promoted to Captain on 4 April 1777. [1] [2]
In 1779, he captained the frigate Terpsichore, first around Ile de Ré, Ile d'Aix and Brest, [6] [7] [8] and then part of the squadron under Orvilliers. [9] He was later promoted to the command of the 64-gun Provence, [10] which he commanded at the Battle of Cape Henry on 16 March 1781. [1]
Lombard was a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis and a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. [1]
Louis-André-Joseph de Lombard was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Lombard was born to the family of a Council of the Parliament of Bordeaux. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 17 September 1751. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 October 1764. [1] [2]
In 1770, he took command of the 14-gun fluyt Barbue, at Rochefort. [3] He commissioned her an Ile d'Aix in January 1771. She was wrecked in December 1771 at Penmarch. [4]
In 1773, Lombard commanded the 16-gun corvette Perle. [5] In 1777, he commanded ship Courtier at Rochefort. [3] He was promoted to Captain on 4 April 1777. [1] [2]
In 1779, he captained the frigate Terpsichore, first around Ile de Ré, Ile d'Aix and Brest, [6] [7] [8] and then part of the squadron under Orvilliers. [9] He was later promoted to the command of the 64-gun Provence, [10] which he commanded at the Battle of Cape Henry on 16 March 1781. [1]
Lombard was a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis and a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. [1]