François Cornil Bart
François Cornil Bart (16 June 1677 – 22 April 1755) was a French naval officer who reached the rank of vice admiral. He was the son of the famous privateer Jean Bart. Family François Cornil Bart was the oldest of four children of Jean Bart and his first wife, Nicole Gontier of Dunkirk. His father was an illiterate fisherman from Dunkirk who had risen through the ranks of the navy to become ''chef d'escadre''. François Cornil was born in Dunkirk on 16 June 1677. He married Marie Vignereux, by whom he had several children, including Philippe-François Bart, who became a ''chef d'escadre'' in the navy, and Gaspard-François Bart, who became a ''colonel chef de brigade'' in the army. Early years François Cornil Bart went to sea in 1688 at the age of 11 on his father's ship. In April 1689 he sailed under his father on ''La Railleuse'', escorting a munitions convoy to Brest, accompanied by Claude de Forbin. They encountered a Dutch privateer on 1 May 1689, which they chased down ...
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Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Commune de Dunkerque (59183)
INSEE It lies from the border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279.

Etymology and language use

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