a knight of St. Louis. In 1821 he was transferred to the 46-gun Galathée in the Anglo-French squadron charged with watching the coasts of Africa. Casy participated in the Spanish Civil War in 1823, blockading the coast of Catalonia on the frigate Junon. Casy then was made chief of staff to Rear-Admiral Claude Charles Marie du Campe de Rosamel. In the three-year campaign he served on board the Marie-Thérèse. He was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honour and attained the rank of Commander in April 1827. He published his book Extrait analytique de la tactique navale, an analysis of naval tactics, which was very well received. He took a few months leave, then embarked on the Breslau. Casy took part in the expedition to Greece in 1828 where he assisted in the capture of Navarino, Koroni, Methoni and the forts of the Peloponnese. He was assigned the Trident, under Admiral Rosamel. After the evacuation of the Morea this vessel assisted expeditions to Algiers, Tripoli and Portugal. Admiral Hugon, commanding a division of five ships, chose the Trident as his flagship. Admiral Roussin, commander-in-chief of the Portugal expedition, complimented Casy on his handling of his vessel during the Battle of the Tagus. July Monarchy Casy became a captain on 9 January 1831 after the July Revolution of 1830. He was assigned to the 52-gun Calypso (formerly the Marie-Thérèse) in 1832. From 1833 to 1836 he commanded the 80-gun Duquesne. He served in the Atlantic and the West Indies. From 1837 to 1838 he was captain of the 100-gun Hercule, where he instructed the king's son, François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, in naval matters. Casy was promoted to rear admiral on 14 February 1839. Two years later he led an operational squadron. In 1841 he was appointed maritime prefect of Rochefort. On 17 December 1845 he was promoted to vice-admiral and made a member of the Admiralty Board. Political career After the February Revolution of 1848, Casy ran for election on 23 April 1848 to represent Var, where he was maritime prefect, in the Constituent Assembly. He appeared to be a republican, and on 11 May 1848 the Executive Commission made him Minister of the Navy. He kept this post until General Louis-Eugène Cavaignac took office. At first Casy voted with the left, and was in favor of banishing the Orleans family. Later he moved towards the right, and on 7