Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen
Luc Urbain du Bouëxic, comte de Guichen was a French admiral who commanded the French fleets that fought the British at the First Battle of Ushant (1778) and the Battle of Martinique (1780) during the American War of Independence.
Luc Urbain du Bouexic, comte de Guichen (1712–1790); posthumous portrait by Paulin Guérin, 1832.
Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen (1712–1790).
Combat de la Dominique, 17 Avril 1780, by Auguste Louis de Rossel de Cercy (1736–1804).
Fougères is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department, located in Brittany, northwestern France. As of 2017, Fougères had 20,418 inhabitants. The Fougères area comprises approximately 88,000 inhabitants and is currently growing, unlike the town centre.
From left to right and top to bottom: 1. Victor Hugo Theatre, 2. Timbered house, 3. The château, 4. The belfry, 5. The town hall, 6. The Church of St. Sulpice
Panorama of the castle of Fougères seen from Raoul-II Square
Fougères: The walls of the city (lithography by Albert Robida, 1900)
The battalion square - Affair of Fougères, 1793, oil on canvas by Julien Le Blant, 1880. Brigham Young University, University of Provo, Utah
