Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte was born on November 1, 1720. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
Lieutenant général des armées navales Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte (1 November 1720 – 10 June 1791) was a French Navy officer. Over a career spanning 50 years, he served under Louis XV and Louis XVI and took part in 34 military engagements. He fought in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War, earning the ranks of Commandeur in the Order of Saint Louis in 1780, and of Grand Cross in 1784. He died during the French Revolution.