Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez

Pierre André de Suffren
Bust of Suffren by Houdon
Nickname(s)	Jupiter
Born	(1729-07-17)17 July 1729 Château de Saint-Cannat
Died	8 December 1788(1788-12-08) (aged 59) Paris
Buried at	Ashes defiled in 1793 by the Revolutionaries
Allegiance	Sovereign Military Order of Malta  Kingdom of France
Service/branch	French Navy
Years of service	1743–1784
Rank	Vice-admiral in the French Navy General of the Galley of Malta
Unit	Indian Ocean squadron
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Toulon Battle of Cape Finisterre Seven Years' War: Battle of Minorca Battle of Lagos Anglo-French War: Battle of Porto Praya Battle of Grenada Battle of Sadras Battle of Providien Battle of Negapatam Battle of Trincomalee Battle of Cuddalore Siege of Cuddalore
Awards	Order of the Holy Spirit Order of Saint-John of Jérusalem

Vice-admiral in the French Navy

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Order of the Holy Spirit

Admiral comte Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren (17 July 1729 – 8 December 1788), French admiral. He was most famous for his campaign in the Indian Ocean, in which he fought a series of intense and evenly matched battles for supremacy against the established British power there, led by Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes. Alfred T. Mahan praised Suffren as "a very great man" and evaluated him in terms he usually reserved for praising decisively victorious admirals.

Pierre André de Suffren was born on July 17, 1729 in the Château de Saint-Cannat in the present département of Bouches-du-Rhône. He was the third son of Paul de Suffren (1679–1756), the marquis de Saint Tropez, head of a family of nobles of Provence. He grew up at the Hôtel de Suffren, a hôtel particulier located at 40 on the Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.