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Jean François Renaudin
Jean François Renaudin (; 13 July 1750Levot, p.430 – 29 April 1809Levot, p.433) was a French Navy officer and Rear-Admiral. He is mostly known for captaining the French ship Vengeur du Peuple, ''Vengeur du Peuple'' at the Fourth Battle of Ushant. Career Early life Renaudin was born to a modest family of Le Gua, Charente-Maritime, Saint-Martin du Gua, and joined the merchant navy before enlisting in the French Royal Navy as a suppleant frigate lieutenant in 1779.Levot, p.431 He served on the fluyt French fluyt Dorade (1764), ''Dorade'', on which he took part in four battles. He was promoted to Sous Lieutenant de Vaisseau on 1 May 1786. At the French Revolution, Renaudin was promoted to Lieutenant de Vaisseau on 1 January 1792, and to Captain on 1 January 1793;Amis du Patrimoine he was appointed to command the 20-gun corvette French corvette Perdrix (1785), ''Perdrix'', cruising off Belle-Ile and Rochefort. He later transferred to the frigate French frigate Andromaque (1778) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank is called counter admiral. Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral. It is usually equivalent to the rank of major general in armies. In the U.S. Navy and some other navies, there are two rear admiral ranks. The term originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. Each naval squadron was assigned an admiral as its head, who commanded from the centre vessel and directed the squadron's activities. The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships that bore the brunt of a battle. In the rear of the squadron, a third admiral commanded the remaining ships and, as this section was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of it was typically the most junior. This has continued into the modern age, with rear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Corvette Perdrix (1785)
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) * Justice French (other) Justice French may refer to: * C. G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Martin (French Navy Officer)
Vice-Admiral Pierre, comte Martin (29 January 1752 – 1 November 1820) was a French Navy officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Biography Youth Pierre Martin was born to a Canadian family of Louisbourg. In 1759, his family fled to Rochefort after Louisbourg was captured by British forces during the Seven Years' War. Martin served as an apprentice on the fluit ''Saint Esprit''. He received instructions in hydrography and became an aspiring pilot in 1769. He sailed to the Indian Ocean. In 1775, serving aboard the frigate ''Terpsichore'', he lost an eye in an accident. On 2 February 1776, he married Magdelaine Schimellé. A daughter, Marguerite, was born within the year. American War of Independence Martin served on the ''Magnifique'' as a pilot, and took part in the Battle of Ushant, the Battle of Grenada, the Battle of Martinique, where he was wounded, and the Siege of Savannah. In 1781, he served abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphe Thiers
Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers ( ; ; 15 April 17973 September 1877) was a French statesman and historian who served as President of France from 1871 to 1873. He was the second elected president and the first of the Third French Republic. Thiers was a key figure in the July Revolution of 1830, which overthrew King Charles X of France, Charles X in favor of the more liberal King Louis Philippe, and the French Revolution of 1848, Revolution of 1848, which overthrew the July Monarchy and established the Second French Republic. He served as a prime minister in 1836 and 1840, dedicated the Arc de Triomphe, and arranged the return to France of the remains of Napoleon from Saint-Helena. He was first a supporter, then a vocal opponent of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (who served from 1848 to 1852 as President of the Second Republic and then reigned as Emperor Napoleon III from 1852 to 1871). When Napoleon III seized power, Thiers was arrested and briefly expelled from France. He then retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristide Aubert Du Petit Thouars
Aristide Aubert du Petit-Thouars (; 31 August 1760 – 2 August 1798) was a French naval officer, and participant of the French defeat at the Battle of the Nile, where he was killed in action. Biography He was born on 31 August 1760, in Boumois Castle, near Saumur. He studied at the Collège Royal de La Flèche, and entered the French Navy in 1778. He participated that same year in the Battle of Ouessant. He then served in the Antilles, under Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen, against George Brydges Rodney on the 80-gun . He was at the Battle of the Saintes. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1792. He left that year on board the 12-gun brig ''Diligent'', in search of Jean-François de La Pérouse. In Brazil, he was imprisoned by the Portuguese, but released in 1793. After that he lived for three years in the United States. Back in France, he was reintegrated—he had become destitute as an aristocrat—and was promoted to captain, commander of the at the Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse De Lamartine
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (; 21 October 179028 February 1869) was a French author, poet, and statesman. Initially a moderate royalist, he became one of the leading critics of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, aligning more with the Republican Left and Social Catholicism. Lamartine was a leading figure in the 1848 French Revolution and was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic along with the preservation of the tricolor as the flag of France. During the revolutionary year of 1848 he served as Foreign Minister and frequently worked to ease tensions between the government and the working class. He was a candidate in the 1848 French presidential election but lost to Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. After the election, he retired from political life. Biography Early years Born in Mâcon, Burgundy, on 21 October 1790, into a family of the French provincial nobility, Lamartine spent his youth at the family estate. In his youth he read Fénelon, Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Jemmapes (1794)
''Jemmapes'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Laid down as ''Alexandre'', she was renamed ''Jemmapes'' on 7 January 1793 in honour of the Battle of Jemappes. She took part in the Atlantic campaign of May 1794 and ultimately in the Glorious First of June. She was attacked and totally dismasted by , with the loss of 60, including her captain, and 55 wounded. She took part in the expedition to Saint-Domingue under Julien Cosmao. She was part of Zacharie Allemand's "invisible squadron", under Captain Jean-Nicolas Petit. She fought at the Battle of the Basque Roads in 1809. She was used as a hulk in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime Rochefort (; ), unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer (; ) for disambiguation, is a city and communes of France, commune in Southwestern France, a port on the Charente (river), Charente estuary. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Cha ... from 1830, and was later broken up. Citations References * Ships of the line of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Jacques Bréard
Jean-Jacques Bréard (; October 1751 - 2 January 1840) was born into a family of a navy inspectors. He moved to France as a young boy in 1758. His first involvement in politics included organizing elections to the Estates General in Marennes and a short stint as mayor of Marennes from January 1790 through July 1790. He also served as administrator of the département of Charente-Inférieure for the district of Marennes, beginning in June 1790. In November 1790, he was elected vice president of the administration. Bréard served on the National Assembly as a representative of Charente- Inférieure and was elected as a deputy to the National Convention, once again representing Charente- Inférieure. He served briefly as President of the National Convention in February 1793. More importantly, Bréard served on the Committee of General Security from October 1792 to January 1793, as well as the Committee of Public Safety from April 1793 to June 1793, July 1794 to December 1794, and Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contre-amiral
Counter admiral is a military rank used for high-ranking officers in several navies around the world, though the rank is not used in the English-speaking world, where its equivalent rank is rear admiral. The term derives from the French . Depending on the country, it is either a one-star or two-star rank. In modern navies that use it, counter admiral is generally, although not always, the lowest flag officer rank. In the German Navy, for instance, ranks below ; in the Royal Canadian Navy, (rear admiral in English) ranks above . French speaking countries In France and other French speaking countries' navies the rank of is used as the lowest flag officer. It is usually placed above ship-of-the-line captain () and below vice admiral (). Germany is a NATO OF-7 (two-star rank) of the (German Navy), equivalent to the ("major general") in the German Army and the German Air Force. Nordic countries The rank of counter admiral is used in all the Nordic countries. Denmark and No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Culloden (1783)
HMS ''Culloden'' was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 June 1783 at Rotherhithe. She took part in some of the most famous battles of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars before she was broken up in 1813. French Revolutionary Wars One of her first engagements was at the Glorious First of June, under Captain Isaac Schomberg. She was captained by Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet, Sir Thomas Troubridge in the Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797), Battle of Cape St Vincent, in which he led the line. ''Culloden'' was damaged, and had 10 men killed and 47 wounded. She later took part in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797), Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. She participated in the Battle of the Nile, but ran aground on shoals before being able to engage the French fleet, and subsequently did not actively engage the enemy. She was assisted by HMS Mutine (1797), HMS ''Mutine'' whilst aground. Napoleonic Wars ''Culloden'', Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Brunswick (1790)
HMS ''Brunswick'' was a 74-gun third rate ship-of-the-line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 April 1790 at Deptford. She was first commissioned in the following month under Hyde Parker (admiral), Sir Hyde Parker for the Spanish Armament but was not called into action. When the Russian Armament was resolved without conflict in August 1791, ''Brunswick'' took up service as a guardship in Portsmouth Harbour. She joined Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Richard Howe's Channel Fleet at the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War and was present at the battle on Glorious First of June where she fought a hard action against the French 74-gun ''French ship Vengeur du Peuple, Vengeur du Peuple''. ''Brunswick'' was in a small squadron under William Cornwallis that Cornwallis's Retreat, encountered a large French fleet in June 1795. The British ships successfully retreated into the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic through a combination of good seamanship, good fortune and Military deception, deceivin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line Of Battle
The line of battle or the battle line is a tactic in naval warfare in which a fleet of ships (known as ships of the line) forms a line end to end. The first example of its use as a tactic is disputed—it has been variously claimed for dates ranging from 1502 to 1652. Line-of-battle tactics were in widespread use by 1675. Compared with prior naval tactics, in which two opposing ships closed on one another for individual combat, the line of battle has the advantage that each ship in the line can fire its broadside without fear of hitting a friendly ship. This means that in a given period, the fleet can fire more shots. Another advantage is that a relative movement of the line in relation to some part of the enemy fleet allows for a systematic concentration of fire on that part. The other fleet can avoid this by manoeuvring in a line itself, with a result typical for sea battles since 1675: two fleets sail alongside one another (or on the opposite tack). Background The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
