Louis Édouard Paul Lieutard ( Brignoles, 21 June 1842 — 23 October 1902) was a French Navy officer. He notably set a formal claim for France on the

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in 1893. Mont Lieutard was named in his honour.

Biography

Lieutard joined the Navy in 1859. He was promoted to Midshipman at Toulon in 1861, to Ensign in 1865, and to Lieutenant in 1865. He served on the aviso ''Vaudreuil'', the armoured frigate ''Gauloise'', and the armoured frigate ''Provence''. In 1884, he was given command of the schooner ''Aorai'' at Tahiti, and was promoted to Commander the year after. After working ashore at Toulon for several years, he was given command of the gunboat ''Fusée'' in 1891. In 1892, Lieutard was given command of ''Eure''. From 1 to 15 January 1893, he conducted a mission to formally claim possession of the

for France. The crew of ''Eure'' set copper plaques and emergency food depots for castaways in various sports of the islands. Lieutard went on to captain the paddle aviso ''Shamrock'', and served as director or port moves in Toulon and Brest.

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