Rank Vice Admiral | ||
Died 1842 (aged 84–85)Bagnols Name Jean-Baptiste-Francois Bompart | ||
Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart (Lorient, 1757 — Bagnols, 1842) 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.
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