He took part in the War of American Independence, earning a membership in the Society of Cincinnati.

[1] A Royalist, he betrayed France and was an aid to Trogoff when he surrendered Toulon and its fleet to the British.

[4][5][6] In May 1781, he took part in the Invasion of Tobago, and was tasked with bringing news of the French victory back to France.

[1] During the Siege of Toulon, he fled with those of the French ships he had managed to surrender to the British.

After Trogoff died in February, Limermont assumed command of the royalist squadron and sailed it to England.