▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁R ais onn able ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Action ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 7 5 8 , ▁at ▁which ▁his ▁ship ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁B isc ay ▁by ▁HMS ▁Dor set shire ▁ ▁during ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 4 , ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Che f ▁d ' esc adre ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 6 ▁was ▁appointed ▁governor ▁of ▁Le ew ard ▁Islands . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁he ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁qu elling ▁a ▁revol t ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁colon ists ▁in ▁Saint - Dom ing ue . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 0 ▁de ▁R oh an ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Navy ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁married ▁Louise ▁Ros al ie ▁Le ▁T onn el ier ▁de ▁Bre te uil , ▁daughter ▁of ▁François ▁Victor ▁Le ▁T onn el ier ▁de ▁Bre te uil . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁Fre em ason . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁R oh an ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁vice - ad mir al ▁in ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁Fle et , ▁based ▁at ▁Toul on , ▁but ▁his ▁actions ▁at ▁Saint - Dom ing ue ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁had ▁attract ed ▁controvers y ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁repeatedly ▁refused ▁colonial ▁and ▁command ▁post ings . ▁Following ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁towards