ness ▁Ca ith ness ▁Category : N ord ic ▁Cross ▁flags ▁Category : Ca ith ness <0x0A> </s> ▁Pierre - Paul in ▁G our r ège ▁( 9 ▁June ▁ 1 7 4 9 ▁in ▁Bor de aux ▁— ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁near ▁Cad iz ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁Navy ▁officer ▁and ▁captain . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁G our r ège ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁merchant ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 9 , ▁rising ▁to ▁assistant ▁pilot ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 2 ▁and ▁ear ning ▁his ▁commission ▁of ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁he ▁became ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Guard , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁taking ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁F rat ern ité ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁With ▁F rat ern ité , ▁he ▁cru ised ▁from ▁Br est ▁off ▁Southern ▁Spain ▁before ▁transfer ring ▁on ▁Br ut us . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁G our r ège ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Commander , ▁and ▁to ▁Captain ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Co qu ille , ▁super vised ▁the ▁commission ing ▁of ▁Ind ienne ▁at ▁the ▁Hav re ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9