Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville
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Latouche Tréville was born in Rochefort-sur-mer, Charente-Maritime, in a family of sailors. At the age of 13, he joined the Gardes-Marines ("Naval Guards"), and took part in numerous naval fights during the Seven Years' War. He took part in his first fight during 1759 aboard the Dragon , under his own father's orders, and served abord the Louise and the Intrépide , the Tonnant in 1762, the Garonne in 1763, the Hardi and the Bricole in 1765. In September 1768, aged 23, he was promoted to enseigne de vaisseau . Under pressure from his family, he quit the Navy to become a cavalry officer, ranking…mehr

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Latouche Tréville was born in Rochefort-sur-mer, Charente-Maritime, in a family of sailors. At the age of 13, he joined the Gardes-Marines ("Naval Guards"), and took part in numerous naval fights during the Seven Years' War. He took part in his first fight during 1759 aboard the Dragon , under his own father's orders, and served abord the Louise and the Intrépide , the Tonnant in 1762, the Garonne in 1763, the Hardi and the Bricole in 1765. In September 1768, aged 23, he was promoted to enseigne de vaisseau . Under pressure from his family, he quit the Navy to become a cavalry officer, ranking captain in April 1769, and serving as an aid to the governors of Martinique and Saint-Domingue in 1770 and 1771. In 1772, he rejoined the Navy as "capitaine de brûlot". He served in Rochefort between 1773 and 1776.