Brigadier des armées navales

Brigadier des armées navales was a naval rank in the French Navy during the ancien Régime. The rank was created by an edict on 25 March 1765, renamed Chef de Division on 1 January 1786. It was senior to Capitaine de vaisseau, and junior to Chef d'escadre.

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