Charles de Courbon de Blénac
Charles de Courbon, comte de Blénac (1622 – 10 June 1696) was governor general of the French Antilles three times in the 17th century.He was an experienced soldier and fought for the king during the Fronde before becoming a naval captain.Towards the end of the Franco-Dutch War he led the land forces that took Tobago from the Dutch before taking command of the French Antilles.During the Nine Years' War he was active in the struggle with the English and Dutch in the Windward Islands.He captured Sint Eustatius and Saint Kitts, and defended Martinique against a large English expedition in 1693.
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Charles de Courbon de Blénac
Charles de Courbon, comte de Blénac (1622 – 10 June 1696) was governor general of the French Antilles three times in the 17th century.He was an experienced soldier and fought for the king during the Fronde before becoming a naval captain.Towards the end of the Franco-Dutch War he led the land forces that took Tobago from the Dutch before taking command of the French Antilles.During the Nine Years' War he was active in the struggle with the English and Dutch in the Windward Islands.He captured Sint Eustatius and Saint Kitts, and defended Martinique against a large English expedition in 1693.
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Romegoux, Saintonge, France
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Islands in the Lesser Antilles
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Fort Royal, Martinique
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Charles de Courbon, marquis de la Roche-Courbon, comte de Blénac
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French
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Soldier, naval officer
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François d'Alesso, Marquis d'Éragny
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February 1683
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February 1691
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June 1696
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