Laurent-Emmanuel de Renaud d'Aleins


Laurent-Emmanuel de Renaud d'Aleins was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.

Biography

Aleins was born to a noble family of Salon de Provence. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1750. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1764 and to Captain in 1777.
Aleins captained the 74-gun Hector at the Battle of Fort Royal on 29 April 1781 and at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781. He took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782 as captain of the 74-gun Neptune.
He served as Albert de Rions' flag captain during the naval review held for Louis XVI in Cherbourg in 1786. That same year, he was promoted to Chef de Division.