Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville

Vice-Admiral Louis-René Madelaine Le Vassor, comte de Latouche-Tréville was a French Navy officer and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Born into an aristocratic family of naval officers, Latouche enlisted in the French navy at the age of 13. He rose to become a competent frigate captain, engaging in several actions during the American Revolutionary War.