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Pierre Roch Jurien De La Gravière
Pierre Roch Jurien de La Gravière (5 November 1772 – 14 January 1849) was a French naval officer. Biography Born at Gannat in Allier, La Gravière entered the service under the name Jurien Desvarennes as a novice pilot on the corvette ''La Favorite'' in May 1786. Volunteer aspirant on the frigate '' La Flore'' 29 November 1787, aspirant, 1st class, and ship-of-the-line ensign on the corvette '' L'Espérance'' on November 1791 and January 1793, he was named ship-of-the-line lieutenant on 6 Vendémiaire, year III, and captain of a frigate on 24 Nivôse, year VI. He participated in the Entrecasteaux expedition, which Louis XVI and the Constituent Assembly directed to search for the earlier La Pérouse expedition, as well as conduct scientific research in the Pacific Ocean. In the year XI, he commanded '' La Franchise'' during the Léogane Affair. In his report, the vicomte de Rochambeau, general-in-chief of the Army of Saint-Domingue, made note of him as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Jurien De La Gravière
Jean Pierre Edmond Jurien de La Gravière (19 November 1812 in Brest, Finistère5 March 1892) was a French admiral, son of Admiral Pierre Roch Jurien de La Gravière, who served through the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars and was a peer of France under Louis-Philippe. Biography He entered the navy in 1827, was made a commander in 1841, and captain in 1850. During the Crimean War he commanded a ship in the Black Sea. He was promoted to be rear-admiral on 1 December 1855, and appointed to the command of a squadron in the Adriatic in 1859, when he absolutely sealed the Austrian ports with a close blockade. In October 1861 he was appointed to command the squadron in the Gulf of Mexico, and two months later the expedition against Mexico. On 15 January 1862 he was promoted to be vice-admiral. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 he had command of the French Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |