estuary of the river Vilaine, where they took refuge. Edward Boscawen noted this and blockaded the entrance to the river. Brittany's governor the duc d'Aiguillon tasked the chevalier de Ternay with breaking the blockade, but de Ternay would only accept the mission if he was accompanied by the count of Hector. Together they managed to defeat Boscawen and break out the Brillant and the Éveillé. For this the count of Hector was made a knight of the Order of Saint Louis in 1760 and promoted to capitaine de vaisseau on 15 January 1762. On 24 February 1772 he married Marie-Jacquette de Kerouartz, widow of Alain-François Le Borgne de Keruzoret, chef d'escadre. Her sisters all also married naval officers - Amédée-Françoise de Kerouartz on 18 April 1768 to the future contre-amiral Claude-René Pâris, comte de Soulanges, and Hortense in April 1769 to the future contre-amiral Paul-Jules de la Porte-Vezins. American Revolutionary War In 1778, commanding the 74 gun Orient, d'Hector fought at the indecisive battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778. Although he was unable to influence its outcome, he was congratulated by the comte d'Orvillers. A few months later, on 4 May 1779, he was made chef d'escadre. He was then put in supreme command of the port of Brest on 23 December 1779. He played an essential part in Brest's role in the American Revolutionary War. On 1 February 1781 he was made Commandant de la Marine for the Brest department, succeeding the comte de Guichen. When the duc de Castries prepared his famous Ordonnances sur la Marine, d'Hector's knowledge and combat experience proved useful and de Castries wrote him several letters about maritime administration, using ports, shipbuilding and on personnel with combat experience. During this time d'Hector lived at the château de Lézarazzieu, near Landivisiau. On 22 October 1780 the Naval Minister wrote to d'Hector, stating "The confidence which I know is your due will perhaps seem a burden in that I give you an excess of it, but, as it is only in the King's service, I do not think that you will find it indiscrete." At the request of the duc de Castries he was promoted to lieutenant general on 14 August 1782 and granted the red sash of the Order of St Louis (with a 3000 livres pension from the Order) on 1 January 1782, two promotions which made his fellow general officers jealous. The