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Maurice Gillet
Maurice Gillet (Montoir, 8 March 1763 – Nantes, 14 April 1833) was a French navy officer. Born to a family of sailors, Gillet started sailing in 1793 on the ''Northumberland''. On 1 July 1793, he was promoted to lieutenant, and served on the frigates ''Carmagnole'' and ''Cocarde nationale''. Having raised to captain by 1796, Gillet served on the ''Mucius'' and ''Républicain'', before taking command of the 80-gun ''Franklin'' in March 1798. On ''Franklin'', Gillet was flag officer to rear admiral Armand Blanquet du Chayla, second-in-command of the French fleet of Toulon during the Mediterranean campaign of 1798 The Mediterranean campaign of 1798 was a series of major naval operations surrounding a French expeditionary force sent to Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. The French Republic sought to capture Egypt as the fi .... He took part in the Battle of the Nile, where he was gravely wounded at the chest and had to be carried below ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Northumberland (1780)
''Northumberland'' was a 74-gun of the French Navy. Career She took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781 under Bon Chrétien de Bricqueville. Seven months later, she took part in Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782 under Captain Cresp de Saint-Césaire, who was killed in the action. In 1782, she captured the 14-gun sloop . ''Northumberland'' was captured during the Glorious First of June in 1794, where she was captained by François-Pierre Étienne. She was recommissioned in the Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ... as HMS ''Northumberland'', and was broken up the next year in December 1795. Citations References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Northumberland (1794) Ships of the line of the French Navy Ships of the line of the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Cocarde (1794)
The ''Cocarde'' ("Cockade") was a 40-gun ''Cocarde'' class frigate of the French Navy. Ordered as ''Cocarde nationale'', she was launched on 29 April 1794 in Saint Malo and commissioned in July under Lieutenant Allanic. Under Captain Quérangal, she took part in the Battle of Groix. She later took part in the Expédition d'Irlande The French expedition to Ireland, known in French as the ''Expédition d'Irlande'' ("Expedition to Ireland"), was an unsuccessful attempt by the French Republic to assist the outlawed Society of United Irishmen, a popular rebel Irish republica .... She was renamed ''Cocarde'' in June 1796. In 1802, she served in the Caribbean. A series of beachings damaged her sails and hull to the point where she was condemned and broken up in 1803. Sources and references * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cocarde Cocarde-class frigates Age of Sail frigates of France 1794 ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Orion (1787)
''Orion'' was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Career In 1790, ''Orion'' was under Buor de La Charoulière. She took part in fighting on the coast of Italy. In 1793, she was renamed ''Mucius Scævola'', soon shortened to ''Mucius''.Roche, p.336 In 1794 she took part in the battle of the Glorious First of June (''Combat du 13 prairial an II''), helping the battling , as well as in both the First Battle of Groix and the Battle of Groix in June 1795. In December 1796 she took part in the Expédition d'Irlande The French expedition to Ireland, known in French as the ''Expédition d'Irlande'' ("Expedition to Ireland"), was an unsuccessful attempt by the French Republic to assist the outlawed Society of United Irishmen, a popular rebel Irish republica ..., an attempt at landing an army in Ireland, before being struck and broken up in Brest. Citations References * * (1671-1870) Ships of the line of the French Navy Téméraire-class ships of the line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Mont Blanc (1793)
''Mont Blanc'' was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the French Navy. In the course of her career, she was renamed no less than four times, reflecting the tides of politics with the French Revolution. During the Wars of the First and Second Coalitions, ''Mont Blanc'' took part in the last actions of the Glorious First of June, in the Croisière du Grand Hiver, in the Battle of Hyères Islands and in Bruix' expedition of 1799; after peace was restored in the Treaty of Lunéville, she served during the Saint-Domingue expedition. ''Mont Blanc'' took part of the vanguard of the French fleet the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, and consequently saw little action as this division was cut off from the battle. The squadron was destroyed during the Battle of Cape Ortegal on 4 November 1805, where ''Mont Blanc'' was captured. She was recommissioned in the Royal Navy but never saw action again. Career She was built at Rochefort as ''Pyrrhus'' in 1791. She was renamed ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Franklin (1797)
HMS ''Canopus'' was an 84-gun third rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy. She had previously served with the French Navy as the ''Franklin'', but was captured after less than a year in service by the British fleet under Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile in 1798. Having served the French for less than six months from her completion in March 1798 to her capture in August 1798, she eventually served the British for 89 years. Her career began as the flagship of Rear-Admiral Armand Blanquet du Chayla, second in command at the Battle of the Nile, where she distinguished herself with her fierce resistance before being forced to surrender with over half her crew dead or wounded, and most of her guns disabled. Taken into British service she was refitted and served as the flagship of several admirals. Commanded by Francis Austen ''Canopus'' was Rear-Admiral Thomas Louis's flagship in the Mediterranean under Nelson, and narrowly missed the fighting at Trafal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarded as a two-star rank with a NATO code of OF-7. The term originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the 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 admiral the most junior admiralty of many navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Blanquet Du Chayla
Count Armand Simon Marie Blanquet du Chayla (9 May 1759 – 29 April 1826) was an officer in the French Navy, most famous as second in command of the French fleet during its defeat at the Battle of the Nile. Early actions Du Chayla was born in Marvejols in the Lozère department in southeast France. As a young naval officer, he distinguished himself during the American Revolutionary War, serving under Admiral d'Estaing. He was captured in 1778, and released two years later. He served under Admiral de Grasse aboard the ''Languedoc'' and took part in the Battle of Martinique. Du Chayla also fought at the Battle of the Chesapeake and at the Battle of St. Kitts, and was wounded at the Battle of the Saintes. After the war, Du Chayla was promoted to ''Lieutenant de vaisseau'', and later to ''capitaine de vaisseau'', obtaining command of the ''Tonnant''. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he took part in the campaigns on the Italian coasts. In 1793, he was relieved from comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediterranean Campaign Of 1798
The Mediterranean campaign of 1798 was a series of major naval operations surrounding a French expeditionary force sent to Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars. The French Republic sought to capture Egypt as the first stage in an effort to threaten British India and support Tipu Sultan, and thus force Great Britain to make peace. Departing Toulon in May 1798 with over 40,000 troops and hundreds of ships, Bonaparte's fleet sailed southeastwards across the Mediterranean Sea. They were followed by a small British squadron under Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, later reinforced to 13 ships of the line, whose pursuit was hampered by a lack of scouting frigates and reliable information. Bonaparte's first target was the island of Malta, which was under the government of the Knights of St. John and theoretically granted its owner control of the Central Mediterranean. Bonaparte's forces landed on the island and rapidly overwhelmed the defenders, securing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Nile
The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; french: Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the Nile Delta of Egypt from the 1st to the 3rd of August 1798. The battle was the climax of a naval campaign that had raged across the Mediterranean during the previous three months, as a large French convoy sailed from Toulon to Alexandria carrying an expeditionary force under General Napoleon Bonaparte. The British fleet was led in the battle by Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson; they decisively defeated the French under Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers. Bonaparte sought to invade Egypt as the first step in a campaign against British India, as part of a greater effort to drive Britain out of the French Revolutionary Wars. As Bonaparte's fleet crossed the Mediterranean, it was pursued by a British force under Nelson who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulogne
Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the Côte d'Opale, a touristic stretch of French coast on the English Channel between Calais and Normandy, and the most visited location in the region after the Lille conurbation. Boulogne is its department's second-largest city after Calais, and the 183rd-largest in France.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Immortalité (1795)
The ''Immortalité'' was a of the French Navy. She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, and was captured shortly after the Battle of Tory Island by . She was recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS ''Immortalite'' and had an active career on the Home Station. French Revolutionary Wars As the merchant ship , Davidson, master, was sailing to England from Quebec with a cargo of wood, on 16 September 1800 she encountered the French privateer ''Bellone'', which captured her. However, four days later, ''Immortalite'' recaptured ''Monarch'', of 645 tons (bm), and sent her into Plymouth. Napoleonic Wars In the months before the resumption of war with France, the Navy started preparations that included impressing seamen. The crews of outbound Indiamen were an attractive target. and were sitting in the Thames in March 1803, taking their crews on board just prior to sailing. At sunset, a press gang from ''Immortalite'' rowed up to ''Woodford'', while boats from and approached '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Adder (1797)
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Adder'', after the snake: * was an 8-gun galley purchased in 1782 and sold in 1787. * was a 12-gun gunboat launched in 1797 and broken up in 1805. * was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1805 but captured by French forces the following year having run aground on the French coast. * was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1813 and transferred to Coastguard service in 1826. She was wrecked in 1832. * was a cutter launched in 1814 as HMS ''Seagull''. She was renamed HMS ''Adder'' in 1817 and remained in service until 1825. * was a wooden paddle packet ship, launched in 1826 as the GPO ship ''Crocodile''. She was transferred to the Navy in 1837 and was sold in 1870. * was a tender transferred from the War Department War Department may refer to: * War Department (United Kingdom) * United States Department of War (1789–1947) See also * War Office, a former department of the British Government * Ministry of defence * Ministry of Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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