Jean-Amable Lelarge (

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, 17 April 1738 —

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, 21 March 1805) was an

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n sailor. He served as an officer and admiral in the French Navy during the

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Biography

During the

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, Lelarge was on the 110-gun ''Bretagne'', with Captain Richery as flag officer.

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and Prieur de la Marne relieved him of duty after the incident. In April 1796, Lelarge was a Rear Admiral and was posted in the harbour of Rochefort. When HMS ''Révolutionnaire'', under Captain

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, captured ''Unité'', he also captured Lelarge's wife and one of his sons, who served as an officier on ''Unité''. He released them on a cartel. Hennequin, vol. 3, p. 158 Lelarge was in command of the 2nd squadron of the Brest fleet until 24 March 1798, when

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replaced him. Levot, p.433

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