Louis Édouard Paul Lieutard (

Brignoles Brignoles (; oc, Brinhòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var. It was the summer residence of the counts of Pro ...

, 21 June 1842 — 23 October 1902) was a French Navy officer. He notably set a formal claim for France on the Kerguelen Islands in 1893. Mont Lieutard was named in his honour.

Biography

Lieutard joined the Navy in 1859. He was promoted to Midshipman at Toulon in 1861, to Ensign in 1865, and to Lieutenant in 1865. He served on the aviso ''Vaudreuil'', the armoured frigate ''Gauloise'', and the armoured frigate ''Provence''. In 1884, he was given command of the schooner ''Aorai'' at Tahiti, and was promoted to Commander the year after. After working ashore at Toulon for several years, he was given command of the gunboat ''Fusée'' in 1891. In 1892, Lieutard was given command of ''Eure''. From 1 to 15 January 1893, he conducted a mission to formally claim possession of the Kerguelen Islands for France. The crew of ''Eure'' set copper plaques and emergency food depots for castaways in various sports of the islands. Lieutard went on to captain the paddle aviso ''Shamrock'', and served as director or port moves in Toulon and Brest.

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