title: Étienne-Joseph de Saint-Germain d'Apchon
text: # Étienne-Joseph de Saint-Germain d'Apchon
  
  Étienne-Joseph de Saint-Germain d'Apchon (1724 — ) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence, and became a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Apchon was born to a family from Forez.
  
  He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1740, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1756.
  
  He captained the 24-gun frigate Gracieuse in the squadron under Du Chaffault for the Larache expedition in 1765. the year after, he transferred on the 32-gun frigate Pléïade.
  
  In 1770, Apchon was promoted to Captain. The year after, he was in command of the 40-gun frigate Atalante, which he sailed to Toulon, Tunis and Malta. In 1773, he captained the 80-gun Languedoc.
  
  In 1778, he was captain of the 74-gun Protecteur, part of the squadron under Vice-amiral d'Estaing. He took part in the Battle of St. Lucia on 15 December 1778.
  
  In 1780, he took part in the joint French-Spanish fleet under Córdova. Later that year, he was appointed governor of Fort Lupin, a position he held until 1783. In 1783, Apchon was part in the inquiry into the events of the Battle of the Saintes.
  
  ## Sources and references
  
  Notes
  
  * ↑ Sometimes written "Dapchon".
  
  References
  
  * ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 148.
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Contenson (1934), p. 131—132.
  * ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 171.
  * ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 203.
  * ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 174.
  * ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 185.
  * ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 192.
  * ↑ Archives nationales (2011), p. 254.
  * ↑ Troude (1867), p. 19.
  * ↑ Berbouche (2010), p. 156.
  
  Bibliography
  
  * Berbouche, Alain (2010). Marine et justice : la justice criminelle de la Marine française sous l'Ancien Régime. Collection Histoire (in French). Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes. ISBN 9782753510944. OCLC 643008989.
  * Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
  * Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
  * Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.
  
  External links
  
  * Archives nationales (2011). "Fonds Marine, sous-série B/4: Campagnes, 1571-1785" (PDF). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  