Franco-Dutch War Nine Years' War Anne-Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville (French pronunciation: [an ilaʁjɔ̃ də kɔstɑ̃tɛ̃ kɔ̃t də tuʁvil]; 24 November 1642 – 23 May 1701) was a French Navy officer and nobleman who served under King Louis XIV.

He flew his personal flag on the Soleil Royal, where it would stay until the battles of Barfleur and La Hougue in 1692.

At the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690, he defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet, sinking, destroying or capturing seven enemy ships.

[1] On 27 June 1693, he defeated an Anglo-Dutch convoy led by George Rooke during the Battle of Cape St.

[1] Tourville retired after the 1697 Peace of Ryswick and died in Paris on 23 May 1701, regarded as a national hero.