Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794

French naval officer.

From the description of Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches papers, 1781-1784. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423656

Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches was second in command to Chevalier de Terney the head of the fleet of Expédition particulière, the French expeditionary army under the command of Rochambeau. The expedition arrived to Rhode Island in July 1780 and was stationed in Newport. Destouches assumed command of the fleet during de Terney's journey to the Hartford conference in the latter part of September 1780. On the death of de Ternay (Dec. 15, 1780), Destouches was temporarily put in command of the French squadron. He commanded the squadron during the British blockade of Newport (Jan. 1781) and the action at Chesapeake Bay (May 16, 1781). In May 1781, Detouches was replaced by Admiral Barras de Saint-Laurent. In 1781-1782, he took place in the siege of Yorktown and the attack on St. Kitts. He then returned to France. In 1792 he received the rank of rear admiral.

From the description of Papers of Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1754-1804 (bulk 1780-1781). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122288762