Santa Marta in what is known as the action of August 1702. Two years later he fought in the vanguard on the Intrépide during the Battle of Vélez-Málaga. In 1708, while in Spanish service, he commanded the Spanish treasure fleet during its annual voyage, suffering very few losses (a rarity at the time). For this he was awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece, the highest Spanish award possible. In 1714 he commanded the French fleet during the Siege of Barcelona. Governorship of Saint-Domingue He was governor of Saint-Domingue from 1691 to 1703. He died on 25 June 1715 in the town of Bourbon-l'Archambault. In popular culture In the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Du Casse's nephew serves as one of the antagonists and the first boss. In the game, his name is Julien, and is 33 at his time of death in 1715, coincidentally the same year his uncle died as well. This character took to sea at a young age and fought alongside his real life uncle in the War for Spanish Succession, before deserting in favor of a brief tenure as a slave trader and subsequently as a mercenary prior to the game's start. He was one of the Templars in the game, while he was accompanied by Woodes Rogers and Laureano de Torres y Ayala. See also Du Casse, Robert Emmanuel Léon, Baron. L'Amiral Du Casse, chevalier de la toison d'or (1646-1715). Paris: 1876. Marley, David. Historic Cities of the Americas: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Vols. 1–2. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005. Pritchard, James. In Search of Empire: The French in the Americas, 1670-1730. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. Saint-Simon, Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of. Mémoires complets et authentiques du duc de Saint-Simon. Vols. 4 and 7. Paris: Hachette, 1856–58. Notes 1646 births 1715 deaths People from Bayonne French Navy admirals French privateers French naval commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession Knights of the Order of Saint Louis Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain Governors of Saint-Domingue People of Saint-Domingue 18th-century pirates French slave traders