Vice-Admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez, bailli de Suffren (French: [syfʁɛ̃], also [syfʁɛn]; 17 July 1729 – 8 December 1788) was a French naval officer. Beginning his career during the War of the Austrian Succession, he briefly served in the Maltese Navy before fighting in the Seven Years' War, where Suffren was taken prisoner by the British at the Battle of Lagos.
Vice-Admiral Pierre André de Suffren de Saint-Tropez, bailli de Suffren (French: [syfʁɛ̃], also [syfʁɛn]; 17 July 1729 – 8 December 1788) was a French naval officer. Beginning his career during the War of the Austrian Succession, he briefly served in the Maltese Navy before fighting in the Seven Years' War, where Suffren was taken prisoner by the British at the Battle of Lagos.
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