TILLEY, Jean Le Gardeur, Chevalier de, French naval officer; born in Quebec, Canada, in 1740; died in Canada after 1792. His family were Canadian pioneers, and had served with credit in the wars against the Iroquois and the English. A Le Gardeur de Tilley was a missionary among the Illinois in 1660, and another was a member of the council of Bishop Laval Montmorency. A member of another branch, Le Gardeur de Saint Pierre (q. v.) was on Ohio river in 1753. Tilley entered the navy early in life and rose rapidly in the service, being a commander at the beginning of the war for independence. He served from 1778 till 1783 under De Guichen, De Grasse, La Motte-Picquet and Vaudreuil, and commanded in a cruise along the Canadian coast, securing many prizes In 1781 he was in command of the squadron that pursued Benedict Arnold in Chesapeake bay, and he took the "Romulus" and several transports He was promoted knight of Saint Louis and brigadier-general of the naval forces after the conclusion of peace, and rose afterward to the rank of chef d'escadre, commanding in 1789 the squadron at Rochefort. In 1791 he left France and returned to Canada, where he died.