Laurent-Emmanuel de Renaud d'Aleins

Laurent-Emmanuel de Renaud d'Aleins[Note 1] (Alleins, 12 July 1739 — )[2] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Biography

Aleins was born to a noble family of Salon de Provence. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1750. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1764 and to Captain in 1777. [3]

Aleins captained the 74-gun Hector at the Battle of Fort Royal on 29 April 1781[4][5] and at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781. He took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782 as captain of the 74-gun Neptune.[3]

He served as Albert de Rions' flag captain during the naval review held for Louis XVI in Cherbourg in 1786. That same year, he was promoted to Chef de Division.[3]

Sources and references

Notes

1. Also written "Renaud d'Allen".[1]

Citations

1. Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 589.
2. "MARINE. Laurent de RENAUD D'ALLEINS (1739-?)..." Retrieved 7 May 2020.
3. Contenson (1934), p. 251.
4. Kerguelen (1796), p. 182-183.
5. Troude (1867), p. 100—101.

References

• 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.
• Kerguelen, Yves-Joseph (1796). Relation des combats et des évènements de la guerre maritime de 1778 entre la France et l'Angleterre (in French). Imprimerie de Patris.
• Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.