part in the American war of independence. He did not accept the
principles of the Revolution, but emigrated. He was restored to his rank in the navy in 1803, and died in 1822, after having been _préfet maritime_ of Antwerp, and prefect of the department of Meurthe.
See Kersaint's own works, _Le Bon Sens_ (1789); the _Rubicon_ (1789); _Considérations sur la force publique ...