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Jacques Pinsum
Jacques Pinsum ( Habas, 27 September 1760 – 10 November 1808) was a French naval officer. Career In 1806, he captained the frigate ''Thétis'', taking part in the action of 25 September 1806 The action of 25 September 1806 was a naval battle fought during the Napoleonic Wars off the French Biscay port of Rochefort. A French squadron comprising five frigates and two corvettes, sailing to the French West Indies with supplies and rei .... He was killed in the action of 10 November 1808 while trying to board HMS ''Amethyst''.Troude, ''op. cit.'', vol. 3, p. 549 Sources and references Notes References Bibliography * * Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome premier : BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pinsum, Jacques French Navy officers 1767 births French naval commanders of the Napoleonic Wars 1811 deaths French military personnel killed in the Napoleonic W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habas, Landes
Habas is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population References See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Landes (department) {{Landes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 10 November 1808
The action of 10 November 1808 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, in which a British frigate defeated and captured a French frigate in the Bay of Biscay. The action formed part of the blockade of the French Biscay ports during the war by the British Royal Navy, a strategy designed to prevent ships from entering or leaving French harbours, thus eliminating foreign trade with France and damaging the French economy as well as cutting France off from her overseas colonies. The French ship in the action, '' Thétis'', was destined for the French held West Indian island of Martinique with a cargo of flour and military supplies, including over 100 soldiers to reinforce the island's garrison. ''Thétis'' had not even cleared the French coast when she was discovered by a patrolling British frigate of the inshore squadron, a unit tasked with watching the entrance to the French Biscay ports, principally Brest, and intercepting any ships seeking to enter or leave the harbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Thétis (1788)
''Thétis'' was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. From 1790, she served in various diplomatic missions in the Indian Ocean, before returning for a refit in Brest in 1793. From 1795, she was shuttled from France to Guadeloupe. She took part in the Invisible Squadron of Zacharie Allemand, before returning to Martinique along with the 16-gun brig . On 17 December 1806, ''Thétis'' and the brig captured . The French sold ''Netley'' and she became the privateer ''Duquesne''. Less than nine months later, on 23 September 1807, HMS ''Blonde'' captured ''Dusquesne''. (The ''Chroniques de la Marine Française'' report that in 1807, ''Thétis'' captured an 18-gun brig named ''Methly''. This may be a slightly garbled reference to the capture of ''Netley'', there being no Royal Navy vessel named ''Methly''.) captured ''Thétis'' off Lorient in the action of 10 November 1808 The action of 10 November 1808 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, in which a British friga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Of 25 September 1806
The action of 25 September 1806 was a naval battle fought during the Napoleonic Wars off the French Biscay port of Rochefort. A French squadron comprising five frigates and two corvettes, sailing to the French West Indies with supplies and reinforcements, was intercepted by a British squadron of six ships of the line that was keeping a close blockade of the port as part of the Atlantic campaign of 1806. The British ships, under the command of Commodore Sir Samuel Hood, spotted the French convoy early in the morning of 25 September, just a few hours after the French had left port, and immediately gave chase. Although the French ships tried to escape, they were heavily laden with troops and stores, and the strong winds favoured the larger ships of the line, which caught the French convoy after a five-hour pursuit, although they had become separated from one another during the chase. At 05:00 the leading British ship, HMS ''Monarch'', was within range and opened fire on the Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Amethyst (1799)
HMS ''Amethyst'' was a Royal Navy 36-gun ''Penelope''-class fifth-rate frigate, launched in 1799 at Deptford. ''Amethyst'' served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, capturing several prizes. She also participated in two boat actions and two ship actions that won her crew clasps to the Naval General Service Medal. She was broken up in 1811 after suffering severe damage in a storm. French Revolutionary Wars ''Amethyst'' was commissioned in May 1799 under the command of Captain John Cooke. She then operated on the Dutch coast later that year. During the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, ''Amethyst'' conveyed the Duke of York to the Netherlands and later participated in the evacuation of the force following the campaign's collapse. On 18 December she and recaptured the brig ''Jenny''. Eleven days after that, ''Amethyst'' and ''Beaulieu'' recaptured the ships ''Dauphin'', ''Cato'', ''Cabrus'', and ''Nymphe''. On 29 December ''Amethyst'' captured the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Navy Officers
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1767 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – The first annual volume of ''The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris'', produced by British Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, gives navigators the means to find longitude at sea, using tables of lunar distance. * January 9 – William Tryon, governor of the Royal Colony of North Carolina, signs a contract with architect John Hawks to build Tryon Palace, a lavish Georgian style governor's mansion on the New Bern waterfront. * February 16 – On orders from head of state Pasquale Paoli of the newly independent Republic of Corsica, a contingent of about 200 Corsican soldiers begins an invasion of the small island of Capraia off of the coast of northern Italy and territory of the Republic of Genoa. By May 31, the island is conquered as its defenders surrender.George Renwick, ''Romantic Corsica: Wanderings in Napoleon's Isle'' (Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910) p230 * February 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Naval Commanders Of The Napoleonic Wars
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Fortnite French places 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), 2008 * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a particular type of military jacket or tunic used in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French catheter scale, a unit of measurement of diameter * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss involving the tongue See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1811 Deaths
Events January–March * January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes, in St. Charles and St. James Parishes, Louisiana. * January 17 – Mexican War of Independence – Battle of Calderón Bridge: A heavily outnumbered Spanish force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries. * January 22 – The Casas Revolt begins in San Antonio, Spanish Texas. * February 5 – British Regency: George, Prince of Wales becomes prince regent, because of the perceived insanity of his father, King George III of the United Kingdom. * February 19 – Peninsular War – Battle of the Gebora: An outnumbered French force under Édouard Mortier routs and nearly destroys the Spanish, near Badajoz, Spain. * March 1 – Citadel Massacre in Cairo: Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali kills the last Mamluk leaders. * March 5 – Peninsular War – Battle of Barrosa: A French attack fails, on a larger Anglo-Portuguese-Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
