Étienne Perier (governor)
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Étienne Perier or Étienne de Perier, also known as Perier the Elder, was a French naval officer and governor of French Louisiana from 1726 to 1733. His time as governor included some notable achieveme
Posthumous portrait by unknown artist
The action of 8 May 1744, at which Perier captured HMS Northumberland
New Orleans tiled lettering marking Perrier Street.
Antoine Alexis Perier, also known as Perier the Younger, Perier the Cadet, and Perier de Salvert, was a French naval officer appointed to the rank of chef d'escadre in 1752, commander of the order of
Étienne Perier (governor)
…After 1718, it merged with several other French trading monopolies into the Company of the Indies. In 1721, Perier served under his younger brother Antoine-Alexis during the capture of Arguin, an island off the coast of Mauritania. The Dutch retook the island a year later but lost it again in 1724 to French troops…
Antoine Alexis Perier de Salvert