Admiral comte Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren, Château de Saint-Cannat) was a French Navy officer and admiral. Beginning his career during the War of the Austrian Succession, he fought in the Seven Years' War, where he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Lagos. Promoted to captain in 1772, he was one of the aids of Admiral d'Estaing during the Naval battles of the American Revolutionary War, notably taking part in the Siege of Savannah.
Bust of Suffren by Jean-Antoine Houdon
Suffren in the uniform of the Military Order of Malta.
Suffren meeting with Hyder Ali on 26 July 1782. Engraving by Jean-Baptiste Morret, 1789.
Suffren, by Pompeo Batoni.
Saint-Cannat is a commune in the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located just northwest of Aix-en-Provence, seat of the larger arrondissement.
Saint-Cannat Town Hall
Roman Catholic church
Statue of Pierre André de Suffren
War memorial