Maurice Jean Marie Boudin de Launay de Tromelin (Morlaix, 21 February 1740 – 1825)^[1] was a French Navy officer.

Born to Marie-Françoise Le Diouguel de Penanru and Jacques Boudin de Tromelin, Tromelin-Lanuguy joined the Navy in 1756.^[1]

He served as first officer on Ardent under Charles de Bernard de Marigny,^[2] taking part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781. This earned him status as a founding member of the Society of the Cincinnati. He was also a member of the Académie de Marine.^[1]

In 1792, during the French Revolution, he emigrated to England and joined the Armée des Princes.^[1]

At the Bourbon Restauration, he was made a Knight in the Order of Saint Louis. He eventually retired with the rank of Rear-Admiral.^[1]

• Bernard-Marie Boudin de Tromelin (1735–1815), brother to Tromelin-Launay
• Jacques Marie Boudin de Tromelin de La Nuguy (1751–1798), brother to Tromelin-Launay

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Bibliography

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.