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Bernard-Manuel Lusignan
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Bernard-Manuel Lusignan (1749[1] — Paris, 21 June 1824)[2] was a French Navy officer. He fought in the War of American Independence, and taking part in the French operations in the Indian Ocean under Suffren.[3]
Biography
Born to the family of M. de La Borde, a banker from Bearn, Lusignan joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 5 October 1767. He was promoted to lieutenant on 13 March 1779.[3]
He commanded the 18-gun corvette Fortune in Suffren's squadron when it left Brest on 22 March 1781.[4][5] He took part in the Battle of Porto Praya, where he captured the fireship HMS Infernal; however, Suffren then ordered Lusignan to bring orders to the French transports, and he abandoned Infernal after taking her captain and 15 men prisoners. Infernal returned to Porto Praya harbour. [6]
on 20 August 1782, Lusignan was at the vanguard of the French squadron when it departed Batacalo for the Battle of Trincomalee. [7]
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