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Joseph De Bauffremont
Joseph de Bauffremont, Prince of Listenois (1714–1781), was a member of the Bauffremont family, and a French Navy officer under Louis XIV. He was a commander in the Seven Years' War. On 16 March 1757 his squadron captured the 50-gun , commanded by Captain Robert Roddam, off Saint-Domingue. That same year, Joseph de Bauffremont brought to Louisbourg five ships-of-the-line and a frigate from Saint Domingue, permitting a strong French naval deployment that repulsed the attempts of Lord Loudon in the Louisbourg Expedition (1757). The British would succeed however the following year in the Siege of Louisbourg (1758). In 1766, as Lieutenant General of the Navy, was put in charge of a naval division tasked with protecting trade in the Levant. His flagship was the '' Protecteur''. His entry into Smyrne on 28 September 1766 was depicted in an anonymous painting, now visible in the Musée de la Marine. Musée de la Marine exhibit See also *Franco-Ottoman alliance The Franco-Ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph De Bauffremont With M De Broves Being Welcome Into Smyrne By The French Consul 28 September 1766 Detail
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
