Antoine de Thomassin de Peynier

Louis Antoine de Thomassin de Peynier, known as Antoine de Thomassin, comte de Peynier (27 September 1731 – 11 October 1809) was an officer of the French Royal Navy and a colonial administrator of the Kingdom of France.

Antoine de Thomassin
Comte de Peynier
Born(1731-09-27)27 September 1731
Aix-en-Provence
Died11 October 1809(1809-10-11) (aged 78)
Arance
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Service/branch French Navy
Years of service1744–1792
RankChef d'escadre
Battles/warsWar of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
American Revolutionary War
AwardsCommander of the Order of Saint Louis
Order of Cincinnatus
Governor of Saint-Domingue
In office
19 August 1789  November 1790
Preceded byAlexandre de Vincent de Mazade
Succeeded byPhilibert François Rouxel de Blanchelande
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