Anne Hilarion de Cotentin

Anne Hilarion de Cotentin (1642-1701), Count de Tourville, was a French naval hero, born at Tourville, La Manche. He entered the navy in 1660, established his reputation in the war with the Turks and Algerines, and in 1677 won a victory over the Dutch and Spanish fleets. He supported James II in 1690, and in the same year, as commander of the French Channel fleet, inflicted a crushing defeat on the Dutch and English. However, off Cape La Hogue in 1692, after a five days' engagement, had his fleet all but annihilated, a memorable victory which freed England from the danger of invasion by Louis XIV. He was created a marshal in 1693, and a year later closed his great career of service by scattering an English mercantile fleet and putting to flight the convoy squadron under Sir George Rooke.

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