Louis Lhéritier
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Chef de Division Louis Lhéritier |
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| Born | 17 June 1747 Châteaumeillant |
| Died | 15 December 1823 (aged 76) Lorient |
| Allegiance |
Louis XVI French First Republic
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| Service/branch |
 French Navy
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| Years of service | 1763–1814 |
| Rank | Chef de Division |
| Commands held |
America |
| Battles/wars | |
America
Pluton
Constitution
Hercule
Invincible
Louis Lhéritier (Châteaumeillant, 17 June 1747 — Lorient, 15 December 1823) was a French Navy officer. He most notably took part in the Glorious First of June and the Battle of the Raz de Sein.
Lhéritier joined the Navy as a sailor in 1763, serving on the frigate Malicieuse, on Sceptre and Hirondelle the following year, before returning on Malicieuse until 1766. Promoted to helmsman, he embarked on Union in August 1766, and later on the frigates Légère and Indiscrète. Again promoted assistant pilot, he served on the fluyts Gave, Dorothée and Africain.
From 1770, Lhéritier worked in the merchant Navy first as an officer on Bellecombe, Coureur and Concorde, and as 3rd captain on Solide, as ensign on Normande, and as first officer on Ville d'Arkhengelsk from 1776 and 1778.
He returned to the French Royal Navy for the War of American Independence with a rank of Frigate Lieutenant. He served on the fluyt Bricole from September to December 1778, the frigate Boudeuse until March 1779, and then joined the Guerrier, on which he was wounded during the Battle of Grenada. Between May and October 1780, Lhéritier served on Languedoc, and later on Séraphin and Pivert.
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