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Charles Du Boisguehenneuc
Charles Marc du Boisguehenneuc (1740 — ''Robuste'', 1778) was a French Navy officer. He took part in the First voyage of Kerguelen and served in the War of American Independence. Boisguehenneuc Bay was named in his honour. Biography Du Boisguehenneuc was cousin to Saint Aloüarn. Du Boisguehenneuc served as first officer on ''Gros Ventre'', under Saint Aloüarn, and took part in the First voyage of Kerguelen. In 1771, Saint Aloüarn was sick, and Du Boisguehenneuc took command of ''Gros Ventre'' for the first part of the expedition, consisting in sailing to India along the new route proposed by Grenier. ''Gros Ventre'' and ''Fortune'' then sailed South and discovered the Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a large ... on 13 February 1772, and Du Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Robuste (1758)
''Robuste'' was an 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, built by Antoine Groignard. Career Initially intended as a 64-gun ship, ''Robuste'' was built in the Lorient shipyard of the French East India Company. She was launched on 2 September 1758, and admitted to active service in April 1759. On 18 November 1759, she collided with frigate ''Hébé''. In June 1777, she was under Lamotte-Picquet, and received the visit of Emperor Joseph II. On 14 February 1778, ''Robuste'' fired a nine-gun salute for USS ''Ranger'', marking the first time a foreign warship recognised the US flag. ''Robuste'' took part in the campaign in 1779 and 1780 as De Grasse's flagship. She was notably at the Battle of Grenada. In 1780, she was under Chateauvert. In July 1782, under Nieuil, she was part of the Franco-Spanish fleet under Córdova. She took part in the Battle of Cape Spartel The Battle of Cape Spartel was an indecisive naval battle between a Franco-Spanish fleet under Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Voyage Of Kerguelen
The first voyage of Kerguelen was an expedition of the French Navy to the southern Indian Ocean conducted by the fluyts ''Fortune'' and ''Gros Ventre'', under Lieutenant Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec. The aims of the expedition were to survey recently discovered sea routes between Isle de France (now Mauritius) and India, to seek the postulated ''Terra Australis Incognita'' (undiscovered Southern land), and to explore Australia. After successfully completing the first part of the mission, ''Fortune'' and ''Gros Ventre'' sailed South, and discovered the Kerguelen Islands. After the two ships got separated in the fog, ''Fortune'' aborted her mission and returned to Isle de France, where the news of the discovery led to vastly overenthusiastic descriptions of the new lands. Meanwhile, ''Gros Ventre'' continued on her mission, reaching Australia and surveying part of its Northern coast before returning to Isle de France. Conception In early 1770, Kerguelen had drafted a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of American Independence
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of the United States, fighting began on April 19, 1775, followed by the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The American Patriot (American Revolution), Patriots were supported by the Kingdom of France and, to a lesser extent, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire, in a conflict taking place in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Established by royal charter in the 17th and 18th centuries, the American colonies were largely autonomous in domestic affairs and commercially prosperous, trading with Britain and its British West Indies, Caribbean colonies, as well as other European powers via their Caribbean entrepôts. After British vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boisguehenneuc Bay
Boisguehenneuc Bay ( bg, text=залив Боагееньок, italic=no, ‘Zaliv Boisguehenneuc’ \'za-liv bo-a-ge-e-'nyok\) is the 6.9 km wide bay indenting for 2.4 km the northwest coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is entered northeast of Bebresh Point and southwest of the west extremity of Kran Peninsula, with its head fed by Shterna Glacier. Raklitsa Island is lying in the central part of the bay. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer The bay is named after Lieutenant Charles Marc du Boisguehenneuc (1740-1778), a member of the |
Louis Aleno De St Aloüarn
Louis Francois Marie Aleno de Saint Aloüarn (25 July 173827 October 1772) was a notable France, French Navy officer and exploration, explorer. St Aloüarn was the first European to make a formal, but now unrecognised, claim of sovereignty — on behalf of France — over the Western Australia, west coast of Australia, which was known at the time as "New Holland (Australia), New Holland". Much of this west coast had already been nautical chart, charted by other mariners from the Netherlands, following a landing by Dirk Hartog in 1616, who left a commemorative plaque recording his visit. James Cook, in 1770, had charted and claimed the eastern Australia, east coast for United Kingdom, Britain. When St Aloüarn visited New Holland in 1772, neither British nor Dutch officials had issued a formal claim over this western part of New Holland. However, the French claim over Western Australia was never secured by a permanent settlement. Early life and military career St Aloüarn' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Fluyt Gros Ventre (1767)
''Gros Ventre'' was an armed storeship of the French Navy. She is notable for taking part in the First voyage of Kerguelen and for her subsequent solo mission of discovery to Australia. Anse du Gros Ventre was named in her honour. Career ''Gros Ventre'' was built at Bayonne on plans by Léon-Michel Guignace, on plans by Jean-Joseph Ginoux, as a 16-gun armed storeship. In 1768, she was at Brest, first under count de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux, who sailed her to Amsterdam, and later under La Brizollière In 1769, command of ''Gros Ventre'' went to Beaumont, who sailed her from Rochefort to Toulon, calling Lisbon on the way, along with her sister-ship ''Tamponne''. In 1771, she was under Faurès.. In 1772, ''Gros Ventre'' was at Isle de France (Mauritius). On 20 August 1771, ''Berryer'' arrived at the island, under Lieutenant Kerguelen, tasked with a mission of exploration to seek new territories South of Isle de France. Kerguelen abandoned ''Berryer'' and requisitioned the 24-gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques De Grenier
Jacques Raymond de Grenier du Giron ( Saint-Pierre, Martinique, 28 June 1736 — Paris, 2 January 1803), was a French navy officer. He is best known for discovering and exploring a new route between Île de France (Mauritius) and French India. He was admitted as a member of the Académie de Marine in 1769. Biography Grenier was born to Angélique Gabrielle and to Raymond de Grenier, a cavalry officer in the Régiment de Berry who was given the rank of Frigate Lieutenant for services rendered at sea in American. Grenier started a career in the military during the Seven Years' War, and later during operations against the Salé Rovers. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 12 December 1755. On 1 November 1767, Grenier departed Brest as captain of the corvette ''Heure du Berger''. When he arrived, the time was too far into the monsoon season to permit sailing to India, the governor of Isle de France sent him on a mission to Madagascar instead. On 12 August 1768, Grenier d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Fluyt Fortune (1758)
''Fortune'' was an armed storeship of the French Navy. She is notable for taking part in the First voyage of Kerguelen. Career In the 1760s, ''Fortune'' was in service between France and America, sailing from Rochefort, Bordeaux and Brest, bound for Louisiane, Saint-Domingue and Cayenne. On 20 August 1771, ''Berryer'' arrived at the island, under Lieutenant Kerguelen, tasked with a mission of exploration to seek new territories South of Isle de France. Kerguelen abandoned ''Berryer'' and requisitioned ''Fortune'' and the 16-gun ''Gros Ventre'' to continue his mission. ''Fortune'' and ''Gros Ventre'' started by surveying a new route to the Coromandel Coast discovered in 1767 by then-Ensign Grenier, of the corvette ''Heure du Berger''. Then, on 16 January 1772, ''Gros Ventre'' and ''Fortune'' departed for the First voyage of Kerguelen The first voyage of Kerguelen was an expedition of the French Navy to the southern Indian Ocean conducted by the fluyts ''Fortune'' and ''Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a large igneous province mostly submerged in the southern Indian Ocean. They are among the most isolated places on Earth, located more than from Madagascar. The islands, along with Adélie Land, the Crozet Islands, Amsterdam and Saint Paul islands, and France's Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, are part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and are administered as a separate district. The main island, Grande Terre, is in area, about three quarters of the size of Corsica, and is surrounded by a further 300 smaller islands and islets, forming an archipelago of . The climate is harsh and chilly with frequent high winds throughout the year. The surrounding seas are generally rough and they remain ice-free year-round. There are no indig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Indien (1768)
''Indien'' was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. Originally built for the French East India Company, she was purchased by the Navy and saw service during the War of American Independence Career ''Indien'' was built for the French East India Company at Lorient, and entered service for her first commercial journey in January 1769. After the collapse of the Company, the French Navy purchased in April 1770, and recommissioned her as a 68-gun ship of the line. ''Indien'' took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778, under La Grandière, as the lead ship in the 3rd Division of the White-and-Blue squadron of the French fleet. In 1780, under Captain Balleroy, she was part of Guichen's squadron, and she took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780, as well as in the actions of 15 May Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Navy Officers
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