Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic (3 July 1730,

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- 28 July 1800,

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) was a French colonial governor and general, notable for his service in Canada and Mauritius. During the French Revolutionary period, Malartic refused to give sailor captain

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, but ordered Surcouf's ship, the ''

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s as food for Isle de France. In June 1796, he met the agents of the Directory who had come to apply the

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. But in the face of pressure from the colonists, he forcibly return them to France.

Fate

Governor Malartic died at the age of 70. He suffered a stroke on 26 July 1800 while going to church, and died two days later. The Canadian town of Malartic is named after him.

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