Louis-François Ollivier (
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, 9 March 1770 —
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-près-Brest, 11 September 1820) was a French Navy officer.
Career
In 1809, Ollivier served as a lieutenant in the Escaut squadron. Along with Lieutenant Graton, he was tasked with a reconnaissance of the canals in Bruxelles and Bruges.
In 1812, promoted to commander, Ollivier was in command of the frigate
''Rubis''. He chased and destroyed the British brig ''
HMS ''Daring'''' off Tamara in February 1813. ''Rubis'' was wrecked soon after, and her consort
''Aréthuse'' repatriated her crew after the
action of 7 February 1813
During the night of 7 February 1813, two evenly matched frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy, '' Aréthuse'' and , engaged in a battle in the Atlantic Ocean at the Îles de Los, off Guinea. The action lasted four hours, causin ...
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In 1816, Ollivier commanded the frigate
''Revanche'', on which ferried a Navy official, Marine Bourilhon, to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, before returning to Brest. The next year, he transported troops, despatches and convicts between France and Martinique.
[Fonds Marine, p. 513.]
References
Bibliography
* Fonds Marine. Campagnes (opérations ; divisions et stations navales ; missions diverses). Inventaire de la sous-série Marine BB4. Tome deuxième: BB4 1 à 482 (1790-1826
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French naval commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
French Navy officers from Brest, France
1770 births
1820 deaths