Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans
| Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1690 Paris |
| Died | 27 January 1777 (aged 86 or 87) Paris |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of France
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| Service/branch |
 French Navy
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| Years of service | 1706-1777 |
| Rank | chef d'escadre |
| Battles/wars | Quiberon Bay |
| Awards | marshal of France |
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans (1690, in Paris – 27 January 1777, in Paris) was a French naval commander.
The son of Henri Jacob marquis de Conflans and Marie du Bouchet, at 15 he was made a knight of the Order of Saint Lazarus and the following year entered the Gardes de la Marine school at Brest. He then served in the War of the Spanish Succession under Duquesne-Guitton (from 1708 to 1709) and Duguay-Trouin (1710), in which he received his baptism of fire, taking part in the capture of an English vessel then a Portuguese merchantman.
In 1712, he was made ensign and participated in several anti-piratical operations in the Caribbean and on the Moroccan coast. In 1721, he was sent on a mission to Constantinople then in 1723 he cruised along the coast of Saint-Domingue and took part in the repression of the troubles there.
He was made lieutenant in 1727 and carried out two campaigns in the Mediterranean. Then, in 1731, he served as lieutenant of the gardes de la Marine at Rochefort. The following year he was made knight of the order of Saint Louis and from 1733 to 1734 commanded a flotilla charged with guarding the transport of men and munitions to Cayenne and Martinique. That same year, he was promoted to captain, and served again under Duguay Trouin then under the marquis d'Antin during the War of the Polish Succession.
In 1741, he commanded the gardes de la Marine school at Brest, where he had begun his career. Eventually, he was put in command of the Content and captured the English vessel Northumberland on 8 May 1744. On board the Terrible he escorted Atlantic convoys and in 1746 took the Severn.
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