TOURVILLE, ANNE HILARION DE COTENTIN, Count de (1642-1701). A French ad miral. He was born at Tourville. near Coutances, November 24, 1642. He entered the French Navy, and became a captain at twenty-five, having dis tinguished himself by service against the Turks and Algerians. In 1669 he participated in the French expedition for the relief of Camila, and in 1672-73 took part in the naval war waged by the combined fleets of Fiance and England against the Dutch. He fought with distinction at Agosta, off the coast of Sicily, in April, 1676, and re ceived the command of a squadron with which in June of the following year lie won a decisive victory over the allied British and Dutch off Palermo (June 2d). Ile became lieutenant general of marine, and from 1682 to HISS saw active service against the Barbary pirates, varied by his share in the bombardment of Genoa in 1684. In 1689 he was made a vice admiral and commanded the French fleets in the operations against England and Hol land. In June, 1690, he entered the English Channel at the head of a powerful fleet, and in flicted a disastrous defeat on the united English and Dutch armament near Neachx head. Lt
1692, Louis XIV. having decided upon an invasion of England on behalf of James 11., a fleet was assembled at Brest under Tourville in order to protect the descent. With 44 ships of the line Tourville assailed an Anglo-Dutch fleet of 82 ves sels under Lord Russell off Cape La Hogue. and after a desperate fight was decisively beaten (May 29th). Tourville,however, suffered no discredit for this defeat, in which his talents and courage were abundantly displayed. In 1693 he was made a marshal of France, and in June defeated a Brit ish-Dutch fleet under Sir George Rook° off Cape Saint Vincent, capturing 27 ships of war and merchant vessels and destroying 45 others. He was subsequently charged with the defense of the Mediterranean coasts of France, but saw no active fighting. Be died in Paris. May 28, 1701. Frau dulent Memoires in Tourville's name were pub lished in 1742-58. Consult Delarbre, Tourville et Ia marine de son temps (Paris, 1889).