Alexandre de Thy[Note 1] was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence.
Thy was born to an aristocratic family. He was cousin to Nicolas-Christiern de Thy de Milly.[2]
Thy joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 8 January 1751.[3] He was promoted to ensign in 1755,[1] and Lieutenant on 1 October 1764.[3] He spent most of his career in the Eastern Mediterranean.[2]
In 1733, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis.[1]
On 13 March 1779, he was promoted to captain.[3] He commanded the 74-gun Citoyen in the Squadron under De Grasse,[4] and took part in the Battle of the Saintes,[2] where he was wounded.[5] He was acquitted in the subsequent inquiry into the battle. [6]
On 1 May 1786, he was promoted to Chef de Division.[1][3] The year after, De Thy expressed strong reservations about Buor's treaty of naval tactics.[7]
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