Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux

Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux[Note 1] was a French Navy officer. He served during the War of American Independence.

Pierre, count de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux
Born	1735 Chateau du Bousquet
Died	1789 La Forêt-Fouesnant
Allegiance	Kingdom of France
Service/branch	French Navy
Years of service	1749–1782
Rank	Brigadier des armées navales
Commands held	Oiseau (1777) Saint-Esprit (1778) Renommée (1779-80) Zodiaque (1780) Dauphin Royal (1781)
Battles/wars	American War of Independence Battle of the Saintes Battle of Ushant
Awards	Knight in the Order of Saint Louis
Spouse(s)	Léonie de Lagadec
Children	Adolphe Alphonce-Louis

Biography

Roquefeuil was born in 1735 to the House of Roquefeuil-Blanquefort. He grew up in Montpeyroux, Aveyron where his family owned the Château du Bousquet. [2]

On the 19^th of September 1749, he joined the French Navy as a Garde-Marine. He was promoted to lieutenant on the 1^st of May 1763. [2][3]

In 1773, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis. [2]

On the 4^th of April 1777, he was promoted to captain [3] and given command of the 32-gun frigate Oiseau.[2][4] He served Du Chaffault.[5]

In 1778, named flag captain on the 80-gun ship Saint-Esprit, [2] Roquefeuil participated to the battle of Ushant under Lamotte-Picquet. [6][7]

In 1779, he was given command of the frigate Renommée, with which he captured two British ships. He then transferred to the 74-gun Zodiaque. [2]

From 1781, he commanded the 74-gun Dauphin Royal. He took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, and was later cleared by the inquiry into the battle. [1]

In 1783, he earned a membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. [2]

He retired on the 8^th of February 1786 with the rank of brigadier des armées navales,[3] on medical grounds. [2]

Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux died in 1789 in Brittany. [2]

Family

In 1783, Roquefeuil married Léocadie de Lagadec [8] with whom he had two children:

• Adolphe, [Note 2]
• Alphonse-Louis. [8]

Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux is also the nephew of:

• Jacques Aymar de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet (1665-1744), [8]
• Aymar Joseph de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet (1714-1782). [8]

Sources and references

Notes

1. Also written "Montpéroux".[1]
2. Also known as Alfonse. [8]

Citations

1. Troude (1867), p. 160.
2. Contenson (1934), p. 253.
3. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 611.
4. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 609.
5. Roche (2005), p. 332.
6. Roche (2005), p. 394.
7. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 618.
8. Jougla de Morenas, p. 59.

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 (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
• Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). 2. Challamel ainé.
• Jougla de Morenas, Henri. Grand Armorial de France (PDF) (in French). 6.