Louis Charles du Chaffault de Besné[Note 1] (Montaigu, 29 February 1708 – Nantes, 29 June 1794)[1] was a French Navy officer.

He was appointed to positions ashore in Brest, before returning to Astrée in 1737, fighting the Salé Rovers.

[1] In 1739, he served on the 16-gun Méduse in the Baltic, then on the 46-gun ship of the line Parfaite in the Caribbean in 1740, and on the 64-gun Saint Michel between 1742 and 1744.

[11] He commanded the Read-guard of the French fleet at the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778, with his flag on the 80-gun Couronne,[3] where he was gravely wounded.

[2] In 1931, naval historian André Vovard authored the biography L'Amiral du Chaffault.