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Zacharie Allemand
Zacharie Jacques Théodore Allemand (1 May 1762, in Port-Louis – 2 March 1826, in Toulon) was a French admiral. Biography Early career Allemand was born to a captain of the East Indian Company. Orphaned at an early age, he started his sailing career at 12 as an apprentice on ''Superbe'', an East Indiaman. In 1778, at the outbreak of the American War of Independence, he volunteered for Navy service of ''Sévère'', in Suffren's squadron. By the end of the war, Allemand had risen to lieutenant de frégate and served on ''Annibal''. He later went on to serve on the fluyts ''Baleine'' and ''Outarde'' in the Indian Ocean. In late 1786, Allemand returned to France to benefit from a reform of the Navy by which he could obtain a permanent commission of ''sous- lieutenant de vaisseau'' for his service. In this capacity, he served on a number of frigates in the Caribbean and off America. French Revolution and First Empire Allemand was promoted to full lieutenant in 1792, and had ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Maurin (painter)
Antoine Maurin ( Perpignan, 5 November 1793 - Paris, 21 September 1860) was a French lithographer. He was the son of Pierre Maurin Pierre Meurin (born 30 November 1989) is a French politician from National Rally (RN) who has represented Gard's 4th constituency in the National Assembly (France), National Assembly since 2022 French legislative election, 2022. Professional and ..., and brother to . References 1793 births 1860 deaths 19th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French male artists {{France-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Duquesne (1788)
''Duquesne'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was captured by the British in 1803, and broken up in 1805. French service In 1793, under Captain Vence, she escorted an important convoy to the Levant, and then escaped a watching Anglo-Spanish squadron. In 1795, under Captain Allemand, she took part in the Battle of Cape Noli, and in the Battle of Hyères Islands. From mid-1801, she was armed en flûte and used as a troop ship. On 22 November 1802, she departed Toulon, bound to Saint-Domingue under Commodore Quérangal, along with ''Guerrière'' and ''Duguay-Trouin''. The flotilla found itself caught in the Blockade of Saint-Domingue by the British ships , , , , and . ''Guerrière'' and ''Duguay-Trouin'' managed to escape, and ''Duquesne'', separated from the squadron, attempted to flee in the night. She was discovered by ''Tartar'' and ''Vanguard'' the next afternoon, and after a short artillery duel, ''Duquesne'', outnumbered by her opponents, str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Thomas Burgues De Missiessy
Édouard-Thomas de Burgues, comte de Missiessy (23 April 1756, Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence – 24 March 1837, Toulon) was a French naval officer and admiral. He joined the navy in April 1766, as a volunteer aboard his father's ship and spent most of his early service in the Mediterranean, in the frigates of the Toulon Fleet. When France entered the American Revolutionary war, Missiessy joined the 64-gun Vaillant in Admiral d'Estaing's fleet, where he took part in the initial engagements off Newport, St Lucia and Grenada, and in September 1779, the failed attack on Savannah. Missiessy's first command came in 1782 when he was promoted to ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' of the cutter ''Le Pygmée''. He was soon after captured by the British but later released in an exchange of prisoners. In 1789, the year of the outbreak of the French Revolution, Missiessy was a frigate commander in the Mediterranean. Promoted to capitaine de vaisseau in January 1792, he received the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Magnanime (1803)
''Magnanime'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Her keel was laid in June 1802, and she was launched in Rochefort on 18 August 1803. She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805 under Captain Pierre-Francois Violette. On 26 September 1805, flanked by , she attacked and captured . She was decommissioned in 1816. See also * List of ships of the line of France A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... Citations References * Ships of the line of the French Navy Téméraire-class ships of the line 1803 ships Ships built in France {{France-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Aigle (1800)
''Aigle'' was a 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort in 1800. In 1805 she sailed to the West Indies with where they joined a French fleet under Vice-Admiral Villeneuve. In October 1805, ''Aigle'' took part in the Battle of Trafalgar. She was captured during the battle by a boarding party from HMS ''Defiance''. On the following day, her crew rose up against the British prize crew, and recaptured the ship. However, she was wrecked in the storm of 23 October 1805. See also * List of ships captured in the 19th century * List of ships of the line of France A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... References Further reading * Roche, Jean-Michel, ''Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours'', Vol.I Ships of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-René Levassor De Latouche Tréville
Louis-René Madelaine Le Vassor, comte de La Touche-TrévilleLevot, p.295 (3 June 1745 – 19 August 1804)Levot, p. 296 was a French vice-admiral. He fought in the American War of Independence and became a prominent figure of the French Revolutionary Wars and of the Napoleonic wars. Born into a noble family of naval officers, Latouche enlisted at the age of 13. He rose to become a competent frigate captain, battling several British ships during the American War of Independence. His two-frigate squadron once manoeuvred a 74-gun ship of the line to the point of sinking, and he was entrusted with important personalities of the time as passengers, notably Louis XVI and the Marquis de Lafayette. During the Revolution, Latouche, a Freemason and aide to Phillipe Égalité, took progressive positions as a deputy in the Estates General and later in the National Constituent Assembly. His noble status nevertheless made him a target during the Reign of Terror, and he was imprisoned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruise Of Bruix
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French Ship Tyrannicide (1793)
''Tyrannicide'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. In 1794, under Alain Joseph Dordelin, she took part in the Glorious First of June. Along with ''Indomptable'', she helped rescue the ''Montagne'' trapped in the midst of the British fleet. Under Zacharie Jacques Théodore Allemand, ''Tyrannicide'' was part of Bruix's squadron from March 1799 and took part in the Cruise of Bruix. ''Tyrannicide'' was renamed ''Desaix'' in August 1800 in honour of General Louis Desaix. Under Captain Jean-Anne Christy de la Pallière, she captured the 14-gun brig , captained by Lord Cochrane, on 3 July 1801. ''Desaix'' took part in the First Battle of Algeciras in Algeciras Bay on the coast of Spain on 6 July 1801 as part of a French squadron under the command of Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois, who formed his squadron into line of battle with his ships 500 yards (460 meters) apart and his flagship, the 80-gun ship of the line '' Formidable'', at the northern end, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General Of Canada
The governor general of Canada (french: gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the . The is head of state of Canada and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, but resides in oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom. The , on the advice of Canadian prime minister, appoints a governor general to carry on the Government of Canada in the 's name, performing most of constitutional and ceremonial duties. The commission is for an indefinite period—known as serving '' at Majesty's pleasure''—though five years is the usual length of time. Since 1959, it has also been traditional to alternate between francophone and anglophone officeholders—although many recent governors general have been bilingual. The office began in the 17th century, when the French crown appointed governors of the colony of Canada. Following the British conquest of the colony, the British monarch appointed governors of the Province of Quebec (later the Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labrador
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Joseph De Richery
Rear-Admiral Joseph de Richery (13 September 1757 in Allons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence – 1798 in Allons) was a French naval officer. Career He distinguished himself in the French Navy in the American Revolutionary War. From 1781 until 1785 he served in the Indian Ocean under Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez. In 1793 he was promoted to captain and given command of ''Bretagne'', but was relieved during the French Revolution after the Quibéron mutinies.Forrer, ''Neptunia'' 202, p.21 He was reinstated in 1794 and given the rank of rear admiral. He commanded a squadron of 6 vessels and three frigates based in Toulon during Richery's expedition. These ships were among the small squadrons used by the French to raid British commerce. In one of its remarkable engagements, his squadron captured convoy of trading vessels (around thirty vessels), which the squadron took to Cadiz where it was blockaded by the British. In 1795, he carried out a raid on Saint-Dominigue and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Battle Of Genoa (1795)
The Battle of Genoa (also known as the Battle of Cape Noli and in French as ''Bataille de Gênes'') was a naval battle fought between French and allied Anglo-Neapolitan forces on 14 March 1795 in the Gulf of Genoa, a large bay in the Ligurian Sea off the coast of the Republic of Genoa, during the French Revolutionary Wars. The French fleet was led by Contre-amiral Pierre Martin and comprised 14 (later 13) ships of the line while the British Royal Navy and Neapolitan fleet, under Vice-Admiral William Hotham mustered 13 ships of the line. The battle ended with a minor British-Neapolitan victory and the capture of two French ships. The battle was part of a naval campaign in the spring of 1795, during which Martin sought to assert French control over the waters off Southern France. These had been effectively ceded to the British 18 months earlier when the British captured the French Mediterranean naval base of Toulon. Although it was recaptured at an ensuing siege, the main Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
