Charles de Charritte

Charles de Charritte[Note 1] (1 November 1733 in Pau[2][1][3] – 20 October 1815 in Rennes[3]) was a French Navy officer.

Charritte was born to the family of a president of the Parliament of Pau, himself a son of Jean-Pierre de Charitte.

[1] In 1779, he commanded the 80-gun Auguste as flag captain of Chef d'Escadre Rochechouart, who headed the 2nd Division of the White-and-Blue squadron[4] of the fleet under Orvilliers.

During the French Revolution, he retired in Touraine and stayed clear of historical events,[3] although the Directoire called him to be part of the Conseil de la Marine [fr] in Paris in 1799.

[2] During the Bourbon Restoration, he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Louis,[3] and the rank of Vice-amiral on 6 July 1814.