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Pierre André de Suffren

1729 - 1788

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Vice-Admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez, bailli de Suffren (French: [syfʁɛ̃], also [syfʁɛn]; 17 July 1729 – 8 December 1788) was a French naval officer. Beginning his career during the War of the Austrian Succession, he briefly served in the Maltese Navy before fighting in the Seven Years' War, where Suffren was taken prisoner by the British at the Battle of Lagos. Promoted to captain in 1772, he served under Charles Henri Hector, Count of Estaing during the naval battles of the American Revolutionary War, taking part in the siege of Savannah in 1779. Suffren was subsequently appointed to serve in the Indian Ocean under Thomas d'Estienne d'Orves, but assumed command himself after d'Estienne's death. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre André de Suffren is the 1,587th most popular military personnel (down from 1,131st in 2019), the 3,898th most popular biography from France (down from 2,859th in 2019) and the 137th most popular French Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Pierre André de Suffren ranks 1,587 out of 2,058. Before her are Bernardo de Gálvez, Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin, François Perrier, Vasyl Makukh, Baba Nobuharu, and Hans Felber. After her are Alfredo Astiz, Douglas Bader, Mikhail Yegorov, Georges Mouton, Abbakka Chowta, and Arleigh Burke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1729, Pierre André de Suffren ranks 27. Before her are Anders Chydenius, Michael von Melas, Johann Gottlieb Georgi, Giuseppe Parini, Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing, and Michael Denis. After her are Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe, Ivan Argunov, Clara Reeve, Fyodor Volkov, and Josiah Bartlett. Among people deceased in 1788, Pierre André de Suffren ranks 23. Before her are Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, Toriyama Sekien, Giovanni Domenico Maraldi, Francesco Zuccarelli, Charles Wesley, and Salomon Gessner. After her are Mary Delany, Juan Bautista de Anza, Benjamin Wilson, and John Whitehurst.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre André de Suffren ranks 3,898 out of 6,770. Before her are Michel Onfray (1959), Thomas Murner (1475), Guy Marchand (1937), Jérémy Mathieu (1983), Henri Jobier (1879), and Maurice Scève (1501). After her are Jean Mouton (1459), Jeanne Jugan (1792), Esther Duflo (1972), Ernest Lavisse (1842), Daniel Duval (1944), and Marcel Cachin (1869).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Pierre André de Suffren ranks 137. Before her are Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor (1770), Charles-Denis Bourbaki (1816), Adolphe Niel (1802), Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu (1889), Jean Decoux (1884), and François Perrier (1833). After her are Georges Mouton (1770), Pierre Bosquet (1810), Erich Buschenhagen (1895), Michel-Joseph Maunoury (1847), Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires (1753), and François de Créquy (1625).

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