Gaspard de Ligondès was a French Navy officer.
[1] In 1779, Retz captained the 64-gun Vengeur,[1] part of the division under De Grasse sent to D'Estaing as reinforcement.
[2] Retz was wounded at the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779,[1][3][4] and took part in the Siege of Savannah in September and October 1779.
[5] He also fought in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780,[6] where Vengeur, along with Destin and Saint Michel, directly engaged the much stronger Sandwich, under Rodney, HMS Cornwall and HMS Suffolk.
[1] Retz retired from the Navy with the rank of Chef d'Escadre in 1786.