Nicolas Louis de Durfort (1736-c.1791)

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Nicolas Louis de Durfort (Baron de Durfort)

NationalityFrench
RolesNaval Sailor
Date of Birth22.4.1736 - Mont Louis , Pyrénées Orientalesref:673
First Known Service28.4.1752ref:673
WifeRaymonde Marie Catherine Geneviève de Tord - Married 25.1.1769 - St-Jean-Baptiste , Perpignan , Pyrénées-Orientalesref:631
Last Known Service1791ref:673
Date of Deathc.1791ref:673

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
			Appointed Baron de Durfort	ref:631
28.4.1752		Garde de la Marine	ref:673
20.6.1754	3.1756	Absolute leave to side with the Church .Returned to service with a new Marine Guard certificate in Brest in March 1756 .	ref:673
3.1756		Garde de la Marine	ref:673
aft.3.1756		La Licorne (32) 1755-1778 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Garde de la Marine	ref:673
1.1.1757		Enseigne de Vaisseau	ref:673
aft.1.1.1757		Le Superbe (74) 1738-1759 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Enseigne de Vaisseau	ref:673
8.1757	10.1757	Louisbourg Expedition
1758		La Thétis (26) 1751-1777 French 26 Gun 6th Rate Frigate , Enseigne de Vaisseau	ref:673
1759		La Sauvage (32) 1756-1759 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Enseigne de Vaisseau	ref:673
1759		Le Tonnant (80) 1743-1780 French 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Enseigne de Vaisseau	ref:673
20.11.1759		Battle of Quiberon Bay
1760		Le Diadème (74) 1756-1797 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Brutus" , Enseigne de Vaisseau	ref:673
1761	1762	Le Protée (64) 1748-1771 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Enseigne de Vaisseau	ref:673
1.5.1763		Lieutenant de Vaisseau	ref:673
24.11.1764		Capitaine d'Artillerie de Marine	ref:673
1766		Le Défenseur (24) 1754-1778 French 24 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Lieutenant de Vaisseau	ref:673
1767		La Sincère (32) 1766-1778 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Lieutenant de Vaisseau	ref:673
1.1.1768		Appointed to the 5th Artillery Company , Missiessy Brigade , Toulon .	ref:673
1772		Le Séduisant (20) 1762-1780 French 20 Gun 6th Rate Xebec , Lieutenant de Vaisseau	ref:673
1.5.1772		In the 1st Battalion , Regiment of Toulon .	ref:673
19.9.1773		Appointed Chevalier l’Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis	ref:673
1.1.1775		Capitaine d'une Compagnie de Fusilliers	ref:673
1.1.1775		Capitaine d'une Compagnie de Fusilliers at Toulon .	ref:673
1776		La Flèche (18) 1768-1794 French 18 Gun Unrated Corvette , Lieutenant de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer	ref:673
4.4.1777		Capitaine de Vaisseau	ref:673
4.4.1777	1780	L'Atalante (32) 1768-1794 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate , Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer	E-WIKI
1779	bef.3.1781	Le Scipion (74) 1778-1782 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line , Capitaine de Vaisseau, and Commanding Officer	ref:673
1784		Gratification of 1000 Livres Tournois on the Invalides .	ref:673
1.5.1786		Chef de Division	ref:673
1.5.1786		Appointed Division Chief in the 7th Squadron .	ref:673
7.1791		Appointed Commandant de la Marine at Toulon	ref:673

Notes on Officer

Liferef:673

Not married ?? : wife in geneanet .

Sources

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E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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