Sochet Destouches Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sochet Destouches, based on 1 World History Database records associated with France.

1 records1781–17811 events1 places

Chronological biography

1781

Battle of Virginia Cap16 March 1781

Warfare / American War of Independence · Commodore · Virginia Cap

Destroys 3 British ships & has the better of the engagement but retreats to Newport

Titles and roles

Commodore

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.