Lieutenant général des armées navales

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Lieutenant général des armées navales was a naval rank in the French Navy during the ancien Régime and until the French Revolution.[1]

History

Cardinal Mazarin created the rank of Lieutenant général des Armées navales in 1652, as an immediate subordinate of the Vice-Admirals, tasked with managing the Chefs d'escadre of the Flotte du Ponant in Brest. In 1654, a second position of Lieutenant général was created for the Levant Fleet in Toulon.[1] The rank was changed into Vice-amiral around 1792.[1]

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References

  • Vergé-Franceschi, Michel (2002). Dictionnaire d'Histoire maritime. Paris: Robert Laffont. ISBN 2-221-08751-8.