ay ette . ▁He ▁spent ▁many ▁months ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Castle ▁de ▁la ▁Ja con ni ere ▁in ▁Sign es ▁with ▁the ▁d ' Esp in ass y ▁Family ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁older ▁brother . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁p ardon ed ▁in ▁King ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁court ▁for ▁du eling ▁he ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Marse ille ▁command ing ▁two ▁ships ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Col ony ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁for ▁American ▁Independ ence . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁Gar out te ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch est nut ▁Ne ck ▁where ▁the ▁British ▁burn ed ▁down ▁his ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁Mul lica ▁River . ▁His ▁Private er ▁activities ▁involved ▁over t aking ▁British ▁Mer chant ▁vessels ▁and ▁British ▁Navy ▁vessels , ▁taking ▁the ▁seized ▁goods ▁to ▁Little ▁E gg ▁Har bor ▁where ▁the ▁goods ▁would ▁be ▁sent ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁through ▁the ▁Del aware ▁and ▁to ▁Valley ▁For ge ▁to ▁supply ▁General ▁George ▁Washington ' s ▁military ▁forces . ▁He ▁also ▁secured ▁art illery ▁for ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁military ▁forces . ▁ ▁Gar out te ▁later ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁brig - of - war ▁Enter prise ▁and ▁s loop - of - war ▁Race hor se ▁as ▁a ▁naval ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Cont inental ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch est nut ▁Ne ck ▁Gar out te ▁went ▁to ▁retrieve ▁his ▁friend ▁who ▁was ▁hiding ▁in ▁an ▁Inn ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁amb ushed ▁by ▁ 7 ▁H ess ians , ▁the ▁H ess ians ▁st