Mathieu-Cyprien Renaudin (27 March 1757,

Saint-Denis-d'Oléron Saint-Denis-d'Oléron (, literally ''Saint-Denis of Oléron'') is a commune on Oléron Island, located in the French department of Charente-Maritime, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes). Geography ...

– 14 February 1836, Saint-Denis d'Oléron) was a French Navy officer. He was cousin to

Jean François Renaudin Jean François Renaudin (13 July 1750Levot, p.430 – 29 April 1809Levot, p.433) was a French Navy officer and Rear-Admiral. He is mostly known for captaining the ''Vengeur du Peuple'' at the Fourth Battle of Ushant. Career Early life Rena ...

.Diaz de Soria, p.27

Career

Renaudin started sailing as a seaman in 1781 before rising to Ensign on the 20-gun corvette ''Perdrix''. On 13 May 1793, he was appointed first officer to the frigate ''Andromaque'', under

, on which he sustained a fight against a ship of the line and four Spanish frigates.Levot, p.431 On 26 February 1794, Renaudin was appointed first officer on the 74-gun ''Vengeur du Peuple'', still under his cousin. He took part in the

Glorious First of June The Glorious First of June (1 June 1794), also known as the Fourth Battle of Ushant, (known in France as the or ) was the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the First French Republic ...

, survived the sinking of ''Vengeur'' and was taken prisoner by the British. His report states that he refused to follow Captain Renaudin when he abandoned his ship, and stayed behind to attempt and rescue the wounded of ''Vengeur''.Diaz de Soria, p.57 In 1800, Renaudin was Captain, and was Perrée's flag officer on ''Généreux'' at the Battle of the Malta Convoy. There, he was captured with the surrender of ''Généreux''. He was subsequently honourably acquitted during the automatic court-martial for the loss of his ship.Troude, vol.2, p.199 A street of Saint Denis d'Oléron was named in his honour.Localisation pour les 120 adresses de la carte entière de Saint Denis d'Oléron
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* * * * * 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

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