[3] Born the family of a gally captain, Beaumont le Maître joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 12 January 1766.
[1] With the outbreak of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, France and the Dutch Republic found themselves allied against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
[5] After the Battle of Negapatam of 6 July 1782, Suffren replaced four of his captain, among whom the ailing and possibly senile Bouvet de Précourt.
[6] Suffren chose Beaumont le Maître to replace him as captain of Ajax.
[1] Beaumont le Maître then transferred to Saint Michel, which he commanded at the Battle of Cuddalore on 20 June 1783,[3] again with distinction.