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Pierre de Moriès-Castellet
Pierre de Cheylan de Moriès du Castellet (Moriez, 3 August 1719 — Pisa, 25 November 1794)[1][2] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.[3] BiographyMoriès-Castellet was born to the family of Françoise d’Arbaud de Châteauvieux and François de Cheylan du Castelet Moriès,[1] from Fréjus. He was brother to Jean-Baptiste de Moriès de Castellet,[4][3] and nephew to Jean-Baptiste de Glandevès du Castellet.[2] Moriès-Castellet joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 6 July 1735.[2] He was promoted to Lieutenant on 23 May 1754.[2] In 1758,[1] he was given command of the 26-gun frigate Oiseau.[5] In September 1759,[6] he captured the British merchantman Prince of Wales,[7] and brought her back to Toulon.[6] In 1760,[1] he transferred to 32-gun Chimère,[8] before returning to Oiseau from 1761 to 1762.[1] He cruised off the coast of Spain and to Malta.[9] On 15 January 1762, he was promoted to Captain,[2] and he took command of the 50-gun Fier.[9] On 19 March 1765, he married Cécile de Glandevès.[1] In 1770, he served as flag captain on Provence,[1] in a three-ship squadron under Rafélis de Broves that departed Toulon on 16 May, bound for Tunisia, where it blockaded the harbours of Sousse and Bizerte. Moriès-Castellet took part in the bombardment of the cities in late June.[10][11] In 1774, he was given command of the 32-gun Atalante.[1] He was promoted to Chef d'escadre on 1 June 1778.[2] That same year, he captained the 74-gun Hector in the squadron under Estaing.[12][13] He took part in the Battle of Rhode Island, in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779, and in the Siege of Savannah.[3] Sources and referencesNotes References
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