Bernard Desjean, Baron de Pointis was a French Navy officer.
Engraved portrait of de Pointis
Battle of Cabrita Point
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The Battle of Cabrita Point, also known Battle of Marbella, was a naval battle that took place while a combined Spanish-French force besieged Gibraltar on 10 March 1705 during the War of Spanish Succe
Bernard Desjean, Baron de Pointis
…lack of initiative. In 1705, he attempted an attack on Gibraltar by sea during the Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar, but was defeated by John Leake in the Battle of Cabrita Point. After this battle, Pointis retired from active service. He published Relation de l'expédition de Carthègene faite par les François en 1697. He died…
1715 lithograph of the battle
14–17 May 1705 edition of the London Gazette detailing Leake's return to England after the battle