Louis de Malet de Puyvallier
# Louis de Malet de Puyvallier

Louis de Malet de Puyvallier (Saint-Martin-d'Ary, 10 June 1738 – Saint-Martin-d'Ary, 16 January 1807) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

## Biography

Malet de Puyvallier was born to a family from Saintonge. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 16 October 1756. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 4 April 1777.

In 1778, he served as first officer on the 64-gun Vengeur, under Renart d'Amblimont. Later he served on the 80-gun Auguste.

He took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781. On 15 September 1782, he was promoted to Captain. He fought on 74-gun Sceptre at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782, where he was wounded.

He retired on 24 November 1785.

He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.

## Sources and references

Notes

* ↑ Sometimes spelt "Mallet".
* ↑ Contenson erroneously says on the 80-gun Auguste, which was under Pierre-Joseph de Castellan.

Citations

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Contenson (1934), p. 219.
* 1 2 Etat nominatif des pensions sur le trésor royal, troisième classe, en annexe de la séance du 21 avril 1790. 1882. p. 488. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
* 1 2 Gardiner (1905), p. 215.
* ↑ "Death certificate". Archives départementales de la Charente Maritime. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
* 1 2 Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 622.
* 1 2 Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 616.
* ↑ Troude (1867), p. 140.
* ↑ Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 648.

References

* Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778–1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
* Gardiner, Asa Bird (1905). The order of the Cincinnati in France. The Rhode Island state society of Cincinnati. OCLC 5104049.
* Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion.
* Morris, Robert (1988). The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781–1784. p. 479. ISBN 9780822970262.
* Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
* Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

External links

* Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
