Chef d'escadre

Chef d'escadre (pronounced [ʃɛf dɛskadʁ]; literally "squadron commander") was a naval rank in the French Navy during the ancien Régime and until the French Revolution. The rank was changed into Contre-amiral by a law passed on 15 May 1791.

Chef d'escadre

Chef d'escadre (pronounced [ʃɛf dɛskadʁ]; literally "squadron commander") was a naval rank in the French Navy during the ancien Régime and until the French Revolution. The rank was changed into Contre-amiral by a law passed on 15 May 1791.