Jean-François Du Cheyron
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Jean-François Du Cheyron, chevalier du Pavillon (29 September 1758–12 April 1782) was a French
naval tactician and Capitaine du vaisseau
, hero of the American Revolutionary War
. He is considered one of the principal creators of naval communications before the era of radio. Commanding the ship Triomphant
he was killed at the Battle of the Saintes
after being hit by a cannon ball.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
naval tactician and Capitaine du vaisseau
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
, hero of the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. He is considered one of the principal creators of naval communications before the era of radio. Commanding the ship Triomphant
French ship Le Triomphant (1778)
The Triomphant was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.Laid down in Toulon in March 1778 by the designer-builder Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb, she was launched on 31 March 1779 and completed in June 1779. She took part in the Battle of Martinique with the Comte de Guichen's fleet in 1780...
he was killed at the Battle of the Saintes
Battle of the Saintes
The Battle of the Saintes took place over 4 days, 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American War of Independence, and was a victory of a British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse forcing the French and Spanish to abandon a planned...
after being hit by a cannon ball.