French soldier who rendered service to America in the war of the Revolution. Born at Brest, in 1730, his early history is obscure. He came to the aid of the colonists with Rochambeau, and was director of the artillery at the siege of Yorktown. Returning to France at the close of the Revolution, he became, governor of Brest in 1807. He was an adherent of the Bourbons, and was created a peer of France. He died on the 1st of November 1819.
