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Villaret de Joyeuse

vice admiralFrance4 battles1 war

Lifespan

1750 – 1812

1750176017701780179018001810French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802Atlantic campaign of May 1794 — May 2, 1794 · France · French Revolutionary WarsGlorious First of June — June 1, 1794 · French Republic · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Groix — June 23, 1795 · France · French Revolutionary WarsCornwallis's Retreat — June 16, 1795 · France · French Revolutionary Wars

Active service 1794–1795 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 44.

Profile

Vice-Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse was a French Navy officer and politician who served in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Born in Auch, Gascony, after serving in the Indian Ocean under Suffren during the Revolutionary War he rose in rank during the early stages of the French Revolution. Villaret commanded the French navy at the Glorious First of June, where despite suffering a heavy tactical defeat at British hands he ensured the passage of a vital grain convoy to France.

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Battles (4)

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