Real-Admiral Rémi Léon Louis Marie Joseph Monaque (b. 24 August 1936) is a French Navy officer and naval historian.

Biography

Monaque joined the

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in 1955, and was promoted to Ensign 2nd class on 1 October 1956, and to Ensign 1st class on 1 October 1958. By then a Lieutenant de vaisseau, Monaque took command of the ''River''-class frigate ''Découverte'' in April 1971. On 21 May 1976, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander and was given command of the T52-type frigate ''Béarnais''. He later captained the ''Jean de Vienne''. Transferred ashore, he worked at the Navy General staff, in the Ministry of Defence and at the École supérieure de guerre navale. Monaque retired from the Navy with the rank of

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after a 37-year career. Monaque has authored several books about the French Navy of the 18th and 19th centuries, especially the navy of the

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Sources and references

Publications * * * * Grand Prix de la Fondation Napoléon. * * , Grand prix de l'Académie de marine 2017 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Monaque, Rémi 21st-century French historians French naval historians