 The Chefs d'escadre were general in the Navy.The first were created by Louis XIII in 1627 - he had a "chef d'escadre of Normandy" commanding the port of Le Havre, a chef d'escadre of Brittany commanding Brest, and a chef d'escadre of Guyenne commanding Brouage.Each of these chefs d'escadres, as officiers d'épée, were flanked by a commissaire général, an officier de plume.