branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank article_title name
kingdom of france '' embuscade '' , expédition d'irlande bagnols december 2013 1842 1757 lorient kingdom of france french first republic american , battle of tory island revolutionary war , action of 31 july 1793 1757 vice admiral jean-baptiste-françois bompart
 jean-baptiste-françois bompart
jean-baptiste-françois bompart

jean-baptiste-françois bompart -lrb- lorient , 1757 -- bagnols , 1842 -rrb- was a french privateer , navy officer and admiral .
he was related to the noted admiral maxime de bompart .
he took part in the american war of independence as a young officer .
he later captained the `` embuscade '' .
she encountered and fought hms `` boston '' off new jersey at the action of 31 july 1793 .
promoted to admiral , he commanded the expédition d'irlande and was later defeated at the battle of tory island .
he retired in 1801 over political disputes .
