Pierre-Étienne Labbé de Saint-Georges de Bar explained

Pierre-Étienne Labbé de Saint-Georges de Bar
Allegiance:	France
Branch:	Navy
Commands:	Lézard
Battles:	War of American Independence

Pierre-Étienne Labbé de Saint-Georges de Bar was a French Navy officer. He fought in the War of American Independence.^[1]

Biography

As an Ensign, Saint-Georges was captain of the 16-gun Lézard, which served as a courier for Suffren's squadron in the Indian Ocean. In September 1782, Dufreneau replaced him at the command of Lézard, as Saint-Georges was promoted to the command of the 32-gun frigate Fine, taking over from La Corne.

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Bibliography

• Book: Caron . François . François Caron (French Navy officer). Le Mythe Suffren . 1996 . Service historique de la Marine . Vincennes.
• Book: Cunat . Charles . Charles Cunat. Histoire du Bailli de Suffren . 1852 . A. Marteville et Lefas . Rennes .
• Oury . Guy-M. . 1990 . Une famille canadienne dans la tourmente révolutionnaire : le Chevalier de la Corne . Les Cahiers des dix . 45 . 67-94 . 10.7202/1015569ar . free .

External links

• Web site: Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785. Archives nationales. 29 April 2020. 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Duay . Debbie . Index to French Revolutionary War Patriots (Surnames LA - Laz) . Index to French Revolutionary War Patriots . 14 May 2020.